Petition updateBon Jovi, Boycott IsraelIsrael takes major economic steps to impoverish Palestinian workers, will Bon Jovi Boycott?
PACBI The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of IsraelRamallah, Palestinian Territories
Sep 21, 2015
Only 12 days left to add your signature to the petition calling on Bon Jovi to cancel their concert in apartheid Israel. Because Jon Bon Jovi's Soul Foundation focuses on “combating issues that force families and individuals into economic despair”. our campaign focuses on highlighting the economic aspects of Israel's apartheid regime. For example, today Netanyahu announced a plan to bring in 20,000 Chinese construction workers to help build new apartments as "part of efforts to lower housing costs". Israel's construction sector employs 216,000 workers, including 37,000 Palestinians and 6,000 foreigners, with some 3,700 Chinese. The finance ministry said the lack of skilled Israeli and Palestinian construction workers, as well as the instability in employing Palestinians -- whose permits can be easily revoked -- have created a shortage of workers. Israel also denies Palestinians work permits. While China already stated it will not take part in building on occupied Palestinian land, replacing Palestinian workers within Israel will lead to massive Palestinian unemployment, and the remaining employment option for them would be to build on their own stolen land for Israel, forcing them to forward the colonial project against themselves. We hope to illustrate to Jon and the rest of the band, the economic policies which their concert will serve to whitewash, so that they may reconsider this performance- in light of Palestinian civil society call for international solidarity- to boycott Israel. We also hope to encourage you to sign and share the petition with your family, friends, and networks.
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