The largest union in the United Kingdom, UNISON, is expected to boycott the products made by Israel at its annual meeting in June.

A resolution calling for a boycott has been placed on the agenda for the group's annual national conference starting June 19 said Mary McGuire, a spokeswoman for Unison on Thursday.

"During 2006, Israel invaded Lebanon and Gaza, withheld tax revenues form the Palestine Authority and refused dialogue with the elected Authority following the democratic elections of January 2006, resealed the borders of Gaza, expanded illegal settlements in the West Bank, and continued the construction of the illegal Apartheid Wall," the union noted in a statement.

It also accused the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair of adopting “a consistent stand in support of the Zionist regime throughout the shameful events of 2006, even joining the US in failing to call for a cease-fire amidst worldwide condemnation of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.”

The movement in Britain to boycott Israel economically and culturally is gathering speed as the country's biggest labor union said it would follow the union of university instructors in weighing punitive measures against Israel.

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