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Source: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/ratepayers-wont-foot-37m-israel-boycott-bill-mayor-20110414-1df3c.html
Taxpayers in Australian Town Won't Foot $3M Israel Boycott Bill
(Sydney Morning Herald-Australia) Stephanie Gardiner - The mayor of Marrickville insists ratepayers will not foot a $3 million bill to help it comply with a proposed boycott on products from Israel. The Greens-dominated local council voted for the boycott on Dec. 14, but the boycott could cost taxpayers $3 million to replace all of the authority's Hewlett Packard computer systems. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement claims that HP technology is used at Israeli military checkpoints.