Supporting the Palestinian-led boycott, disinvestment and sanctions (BDS) movement.
Since its violent establishment in 1948 through the ethnic cleansing of more than half of the indigenous people of Palestine, the state of Israel has denied Palestinians their fundamental rights and has refused to comply with international law; noting also that Israel continues to illegally occupy and colonise Palestinian land, discriminate against Palestinian citizens of Israel, imposes an inhumane blockade and siege of Gaza and denies Palestinian refugees the right to return to their homes, this City Council fully supports and endorses the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement for freedom, equality and justice and commits itself to discontinue all business contracts it has with Hewlett-Packard, both HP Inc. (PCs and printers), and Hewlett Packard Enterprise for business and government services, as well as the HP spin-off DXC Technology as HP and DXC provide and operate much of the technology infrastructure that Israel uses to maintain its system of apartheid and settler colonialism over the Palestinian people.
Passed
30 for
8 against
2 abstain
9 April '18
Votes
For
30
Chris Andrews
Cathleen Carney Boud
Christy Burke
Anthony Connaghan
Patrick Costello
Hazel De Nortúin
Daithí de Róiste
Daithí Doolan
Pat Dunne
Gaye Fagan
Mannix Flynn
Paul Hand
Jane Horgan-Jones
Andrew Keegan
Greg Kelly
John Lyons
Mícheál Mac Donncha
Tina MacVeigh
Séamas McGrattan
Ray McHugh
Edel Moran
Críona Ní Dhálaigh
Michael O'Brien
Damian O'Farrell
Larry O'Toole
Cieran Perry
Noeleen Reilly
Nial Ring
Éilis Ryan
Sonya Stapleton