SAfrican trade unions body urges economic boycott of Israel.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

Text of report by South African news agency SAPA website

The foreign policy of the United States, its support for Israel, and the Jewish state's perceived aggression against its neighbours came under strong attack from a senior ANC [ruling African National Congress] member at a Congress of SA [South African] Trade Unions [Cosatu] provincial congress in Cape Town on Saturday [29 July].

According to a Cosatu discussion document circulated at the event, the USA, following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the late 80s, has emerged "as a hegemonic force that will do anything to pursue its interest".

…