Reykjavík City will boycott Israeli products
The City of Reykjavík will no longer purchase goods made in Israel.
The City Council voted yesterday that the city would not purchase any
goods manufactured in Israel as long as the Israeli occupation of
Palestinian territories continues.
A symbolic act
The motion
was put forward by Björk Vilhelmsdóttir, councilwoman for the Social
Democratic Alliance. Björk is retiring from politics, and putting this
motion forward was her last major act in the city council. According to
the motion the City of Reykjavík will boycott Israeli goods “as long as
the occupation of Palestinian territories continues.”
The explanatory memorandum argues the boycott is a symbolic act. It
shows that the City of Reykjavík supports the right of Palestinians to
independence, while condemning “the Israeli policy of apartheid” in the
occupied Palestinian territories.
Reykjavík City Hall The City Council approved yesterday a motion to boycott all Israeli goods. Photo/GVA
