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Auschwitz survivor supports campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel

category antrim | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Saturday January 30, 2010 12:04author by Oliver Zwartong

Belfast, 29 January 2010

Auschwitz survivor, Hajo Meyer, used a speech to encourage support for the international campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. Approximately 100 people attended the meeting in The Grosvenor Hall, Belfast on Friday 29 January 2009.

During his speech, Meyer condemned the misuse of the holocaust for political purposes and compared Israel's treatment of Palestinians today to Nazi treatment of Jews before and during the second world war.

The meeting, to be repeated in Dublin on Saturday 30 January, concludes a month-long series of events organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign to mark the first anniversary of Israel's invasion of Gaza in December 2008.

Prior to arriving in Ireland, Meyer had spent the previous week on a speaking tour in Scotland and England organised by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network. In February, Meyer is to continue his speaking tour in France, Austria and Germany.
Hajo Meyer. Belfast, 29 Jan 2010
Hajo Meyer. Belfast, 29 Jan 2010

Auschwitz survivor, Hajo Meyer, used a speech to encourage support for the international campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. Approximately 100 people attended the meeting in The Grosvenor Hall, Belfast on Friday 29 January 2009.

During his speech, Meyer condemned the misuse of the holocaust for political purposes and compared Israel's treatment of Palestinians today to Nazi treatment of Jews before and during the second world war.

The meeting, to be repeated in Dublin on Saturday 30 January, concludes a month-long series of events organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign to mark the first anniversary of Israel's invasion of Gaza in December 2008.

Prior to arriving in Ireland, Meyer had spent the previous week on a speaking tour in Scotland and England organised by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network. In February, Meyer is to continue his speaking tour in France, Austria and Germany.

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Hajo Meyer. Belfast, 29 Jan 2010
Hajo Meyer. Belfast, 29 Jan 2010

Hajo Meyer. Belfast, 29 Jan 2010
Hajo Meyer. Belfast, 29 Jan 2010

Hajo Meyer. Belfast, 29 Jan 2010
Hajo Meyer. Belfast, 29 Jan 2010

Hajo Meyer. Belfast, 29 Jan 2010
Hajo Meyer. Belfast, 29 Jan 2010


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