The Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) condemns the Histadrut and declares its continued commitment to the campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS)against the state of Israel http://www.scottishpsc.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3624

Mike Kirby for the STUC General Council echoed the condemnation from the floor of the Histadrut."It's clear, overwhelmingly, that the Histadrut has failed consistently to criticise the illegal occupation, the erection of the apartheid wall, the siege of Gaza, the attack on the humanitarian flotilla and countless other transgressions...In the General Council's view this position is inconsistent with the duty of trade unions to support human rights and exhibit global solidarity. Furthermore, the stance adopted by the Histadrut has the effect of normalising the illegal occupation and other serious transgressions committed by the Israelis."