Auckland Business Chamber ‘tone deaf’ in seeking profit from genocidal Israel
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa says it’s astounded that an Israeli-NZ collaboration event is planned in Auckland later this month, and has written to the Auckland Business Chamber, demanding the chamber cancel all its business collaboration with Israel while Israel is carrying out genocide.
The Auckland Business Chamber is lining up with the Israeli Embassy to host “An evening for Kiwi-Israeli partnership and collaboration” to be held on June 25 in central Auckland.
PSNA Co-Chair John Minto says PSNA supporters are shocked to see such a tone-deaf, blatant promotion of money-making with such a pariah state.
“This is, especially after the International Court of Justice last year told countries not to provide ‘aid or assistance’ which would allow Israel to continue its illegal occupation of Palestinian Territory.”
“Any collaboration with Israel assists its economy and provides precisely the ‘aid or assistance’ at the heart of the ICJ ruling,” Minto says.
“Even worse, it seems mass killings, engineered starvation and ethnic cleansing, are no obstacle to the promotion of such profit-first dealings”
“Auckland Business Chamber head, Charlotte Parkhill should be leading the call for sanctions on Israel. You should be reminding the business community that ethical behaviour and moral standards should have a central place in all business dealings.”
Minto says he expects the Chamber has approached the government to have a senior cabinet minister attend the event.
“The people who run these types of trade promotions usually expect a senior cabinet minister to turn up and gush about the particular country New Zealand is collaborating with.”
“However even a bottom ranked MP in attendance would anger the growing number of New Zealanders who are outraged at New Zealand’s inaction on escalating Israeli atrocities.”
“Blatant sucking up to Israel at this time, would not go unnoticed by other governments as well.”
“The world is moving to sanctions against Israel, not trying to squeeze more profits out of it.”
John Minto
Co-Chair PSNA
I hope there is a big picket outside. The business community have no morals.
I was in the new Court Theater the other night and I see the names of two prominent businesses being used for two different things out in the foyer.
Carter & Gough. You know these grasping businesses could never just give the dosh to the Court, they have to have bits of it named after them, shame shame shame.
As of Friday, the Auckland Business Chamber has been removed as a sponsor of the event.
https://www.linkedin.com/events/aneveningforexploringisraeli-ki7330818628293931008/comments/
For further information about the event and it’s new business network partner, please write to contact@nziih.co.nz
You’re going to be stripped of your paper NZ citizenship, Josh.
As of Friday, the Auckland Business Chamber is no longer a business network partner for the event.
Disruptive Networking is the title , you couldn’t make it up. Except they do all the time.