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Challenging Tramways of Apartheid - Swiss activists block Connex shuttle run

The Grassroots Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
20 March 2006

No to Apartheid Tramway
CO-lonisation + aNNEXation
CONNEX = compliance in war crimes!

Connex successfully won a tender in 2002 to participate in a light railway system for the racist Occupation municipality of Jerusalem. Connex will run the railway - a vital transport link for the Jewish-only settlements throughout the city – with Occupation companies. Another French based company, Alstom, are also involved in the scheme, profiting from the Occupation of Palestinians and the ongoing Judaization of Jerusalem.

Palestinian groups called for a worldwide boycott of Connex and Alstom in response to their support for Israeli war crimes. The efforts of Swiss activists reflect the kind of actions and solidarity work necessary to force Connex to end their support for Israeli Apartheid.

Disrupting Connex's operations in Switzerland

Speeches and leaflets denounced the contract that has been signed between Palexpo and Connex for the shuttles that link the exhibit halls to the car parks. Until recently, the public transport group of Geneva offered the service. However, this year, private company Connex were awarded the contract. Collectif Urgence Palestine denounced the fact that the region of Geneva sub-contracts bus lines to Connex, highlighting that Switzerland as depository of the Geneva Conventions should not deal with companies that violate international law and support Israeli Apartheid in Palestine.

Apartheid Tramway - stops along the way - Annexation, Colonies, road to torture, check-points, segregation, ghettoisation of territories..

The campaign targets any corporate complicity with the Occupation, but underlines as well that business and political interest render ordinary people part of the international support for the Zionist project. Only by clear acts against this system, is it possible to halt the flow of aid and support to Apartheid Israel and show solidarity for Palestinians struggling for their liberation.

Connex - linking West Jerusalem to the illegal colonies - Apartheid Tramway

Photos courtesy: http://www.urgencepalestine.ch/Activites/Actions2006.html
See also: http://www.urgencepalestine.ch/Activites/campagneConnex.html

Source: http://stopthewall.org/worldwideactivism/1120.shtml

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