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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Campaign launches against shipping giant Maersk over genocidal weapons trade <br></h1>
<div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">Natalia Marques</div>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">June 3, 2024<br></div>
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</p><br><img src="cid:ii_lx0zwcbv0" alt="maersk-logistics-pym.jpg" width="438" height="246"><br><p><span>On June 3, the Palestinian Youth Movement announced a new
global campaign targeting Maersk, one of the largest shipping companies
in the world, a vital piece in the flow of weapons from the United
States to Israel.</span></p>
<p><span>PYM, a transnational Palestinian diaspora formation, has led
mass mobilizations in several countries, especially in North America,
challenging the US and Canada’s unconditional support for Israeli
genocide in Gaza. The organization now seeks to take on the logistics
industry shipping arms that transports the weapons that are used to
carry out the genocide. </span></p>
<p><span>“Maersk ships transport weapons and weapons components, meaning
Maersk actively facilitates the flow of weapons to Israel to use in its
criminal war in Gaza,” said PYM’s Nadya Tannous. “Without Maersk, those
weapons would not reach Israel. Maersk guarantees the consistent supply
necessary for the destruction of Gaza.” </span></p>
<p><span>Between 2018 and 2022, 68% of Israel’s weapons imports came
from the US. Maersk plays an indispensable role in shipping these
weapons to Gaza, as the company has transported over USD 300 million in
weapons components to US arms manufacturers since October. These include
Northrup Gruman, Woodward, RTX/Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin. </span></p>
<p><span>“Arms manufacturers outsource the production of weapons
components, like the wings for fighter jets, ammunition, and engines.
These components are then placed on a shipping container and brought to
weapons manufacturing facilities in the U.S. where they are assembled
then shipped to Israel to conduct the genocide of Palestinians.
Logistics companies play an invisible but insidious and central role in
making and profiting off the weapons that Israel uses to kill
Palestinians. The mask is off. The people must demonstrate what the true
cost is of supporting genocide,” said Tannous.</span></p>
<p><span>The campaign aims to bring together diverse sectors of the
Palestinian diaspora and solidarity movement, including labor unions,
students, and community organizations to demand that Maersk cut ties
with Israel. PYM is calling on organizations to endorse the campaign and
sign the </span><a href="https://www.maskoffmaersk.com/petition-1"><span>petition</span></a><span>
to end the transportation of weapons to Israel, cut all contracts that
fuel the genocide, and implement an arms embargo against Israel. </span></p>
<p><i><span>Peoples Dispatch</span></i><span> spoke to a representative
from the Palestinian Youth Movement about the several fronts in the
campaign. “We’re planning on engaging with labor unions and different
labor and sector-based formations to organize around Maersk as a
target,” the representative told </span><i><span>Peoples Dispatch</span></i><span>.
“We’re also planning a mobilization front, which is going to start with
more mass mobilizations around Maersk targets to make Maersk a
household name. These logistics companies get away with no one knowing
who they are, and being invisible players in the imperial war machine.”</span></p>
<p><span>The campaign will also engage in a divestment strategy
involving putting pressure on city councils, pension funds, and
university campuses who might have partnerships or investments in
Maersk.</span></p>
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