Pro-Palestinian protesters marched from downtown to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center last night to protest technology giant Hewlett-Packard over its Israeli business.
“I want to make sure that Hewlett-Packard cannot have a conference without being greeted by 1,000 protesters,” said Liza Behrendt with Jewish Voice for Peace Boston.
Hewlett-Packard has been targeted by protesters over technology used by ?Israel in operations involving Palestinians, according to news reports.
Hewlett-Packard said in a statement last night: “HP has been strongly committed to socially responsible business practices throughout its 75-year history. It is not our policy to take sides in political disputes between countries or regions. Instead, we focus on making the best products we can to help improve the lives of people around the world.”
Police said the group of about 350 protesters marched peacefully from downtown to the convention center with a police escort. There were no reported arrests.
Protester Tori Porell said, “The current conflict in Gaza has been going on for over a month, as an American and as a taxpayer I feel I’m complicit in that because the U.S. funds Israel to the tune of $3 billion a year. So that’s why we started our march at the Federal Building to sent a message to the federal government that they’re not going to send this money and weapons that are being used to kill children in our names.”
