Perfect timing

In the "How do these people not walk into walls?" category:

The UK’s National Union of Journalists has voted to boycott Israeli goods in a controversial vote at the organisation’s Annual Delegate’s Meeting in Birmingham.

The motion was passed by 66 votes to 54 and, according to the Guardian newspaper, was greeted with "a small amount of applause" on Friday.

Paragraph four of the motion read: "This ADM calls for a boycott of Israeli goods similar to those boycotts in the struggles against apartheid South Africa led by trade unions and the TUC to demand sanctions be imposed on Israel by the British government."

It was part of a motion proposed by James Gosling which called for the union to "condemn the savage, pre-planned attack on Lebanon" last summer and the "slaughter of civilians in Gaza" over the last few years.

Meanwhile, a Gaza Militant Group, says it has murdered one of their colleagues:

A previously unknown group in Gaza sent a statement to news organizations on Sunday claiming that it had killed Alan Johnston, the BBC correspondent who was kidnapped in Gaza City on March 12. The BBC said it was aware of the reports and deeply concerned, but emphasized that there was no independent verification of the claim, which it was treating as rumor.

No matter. Fighting for the wrong side comes a little too naturally to European elites. It's sad but not unexpected.