Greta Thunberg and other protesters are currently blocking the entrance to a Eurolinks weapons factory in Marseille. This factory supplies weapons components to Israel to help kill Palestinians
France: Dockworkers at Marseille port block Israel-bound shipment of machine gun components made by co. Eurolinks in protest of "ongoing genocide"
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“French dock workers block arms shipment to Israel”
…French dock workers at a southern port are blocking the shipment of military equipment bound for Israel in protest at Israeli actions against Palestinians in Gaza, their union said. The stevedores at the port in Fos-sur-Mer outside Marseille have refused to load crates of links used to assist the rapid fire of bullets aboard the cargo vessel, the CGT trade union said.
Links are small metal pieces used to connect machine gun bullets, allowing for rapid bursts of fire. There has been concern in media and among rights groups that they have likely been used against civilians in the Gaza Strip.
Christophe Claret, leader of the dock workers in the port, said they had been notified that the ship was due to be loaded on Thursday with the equipment…
According to the union, the cargo is 19 pallets of links manufactured by the Marseille-based company Eurolinks. The CGT said the move made clear its refusal to "participate in the ongoing genocide orchestrated by the Israeli government." Leading rights groups have accused Israel of committing genocide in its military campaign, a charge vehemently rejected by the government…
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- United Nations Commission of Inquiry: The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israeli authorities and security forces have committed acts meeting the legal definition of genocide, citing mass killings, targeted attacks on children, severe bodily and mental harm, and conditions calculated to bring about the group's physical destruction. [1, 2, 3]
- International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS): Supported by 86% of voting members, the IAGS Resolution declared that Israel's conduct in Gaza—including the destruction of healthcare and educational infrastructure, enforced starvation, and mass casualties—constitutes genocide. [1, 2]
- Amnesty International: An investigation by Amnesty International concluded that Israel's military campaign, blockade, and restriction of humanitarian aid amount to genocidal acts carried out with the intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza. [1, 2]
- International Court of Justice (ICJ): South Africa brought a landmark case against Israel at the ICJ under the 1948 Genocide Convention, resulting in provisional orders for Israel to prevent genocidal acts and allow humanitarian aid, while legal proceedings continue. [1, 2]