“BT has the chance to prove that its commitment to human rights is not just talk. The message is simple – BT must ‘disconnect’ from its relationship with Bezeq International and end its complicity in the illegal settlements,” said Amos director Rev Canon Garth Hewitt.
The campaign, which coincides with a week of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) action against Israel, is being supported by War on Want, Jews for Justice for Palestinians, and Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), among others.
Earlier this year, BT joined a global alliance with Bezeq, which provides telecommunication services to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied territories.
The settlements are not just illegal under international law – they violate the human rights of Palestinians living under military occupation, Amos said.
BT claims to conduct its business according to high ethical standards, placing a commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility – as well as respect for human rights – at the heart of what it does.
The BDS campaign in Britain and other countries around the world seeks to educate, resource, and mobilise the public, who support a just peace in the Middle East.
It is based upon the success of the anti-apartheid campaign, boycotting goods, services, academic, cultural and sporting links with South Africa in the 1980s.
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