UNIONISTS staged a noisy die-in to pressure the WA branch of the Mediterranean Shipping Company to drop an Israeli collaborator.

A handful of police watched as protesters gathered outside MSC’s office calling for it to cut ties with ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, an Israeli-owned company it signed a collaboration agreement with last year to swap and share vessels and berths.

Rumours have circulated that Zim carried weapons components and white phosphorous for the Israeli Defence Forces for the war in Gaza, though the company’s CEO has reportedly denied it.

The local Unionists for Palestine protest was part of a international action by A15 Action who state their aim as to: “Identify and blockade major choke points in the economy focusing on points of production and circulation with the intention of causing the most economic impact” to Israel.

Protesters in T-shirts covered with fake blood lay surrounded by sacks of flour while others shouted into megaphones in support of Palestine or condemning Israel for what they claim is a genocide. 

The group shouted support for an “Intifada” or uprising against Israeli occupation ofn the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

by KATIE SMOUT