German Unions Oppose Boycott against Israel
The largest labour union in Germany has expressed its opposition to the boycott campaign against Israel, especially in the UK.
In a statement approved on 6 September 2007 by the Executive Board of the Confederation of German Trade Unions (Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund, DGB), its President, Michael Sommer, declared: "The DGB categorically rejects calls for boycott that are targeted one-sidedly at Israeli citizens, institutions and products."
In its statement, the DGB, which has 6.5 million members and is the umbrella organisation for eight major German Unions, went on to say that "anyone resorting to a one-sided boycott of Israel will in fact weaken the position of the majority on both sides who are ready for peace and will play into the hands of radical and fundamentalist forces."