The news of an escalation of violence in the Middle East just brings to light the complexities of the problems between Israel and Palestine….the world is finally starting to see that Israel’s actions are not all about self-defense and that their racist policies are unacceptable……well unacceptable to most of the countries on this planet.
The boycott, divest and sanctions movement is starting to have an effect….Israel is starting to suffer…….Israel is calling on their paid agents….the US and the UK to get involved and to protect them from international sanctions……
Since the late 80’s the movement to recognize Palestine has been moving at a slow pace…..but since the latest Gaza incursion by Israel the tempo has pickup……and and of today this is the map of the countries that recognze Palestine as a legit state…..
Very soon the parliament of Spain will vote on recognition…..to add ammo to the vote….469 prominent Israelis has sent an official letter to the Spanish parliament asking them to vote yes on recognition.
Word has come out that the EU is considering sanctions be imposed on Israel………as reported in Salon…….
The European Union is contemplating a variety of measures that would punish Israel for its occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to an internal EU document obtained by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Among the measures proposed in the document are sanctions against European companies that do business in Israeli-occupied settlements. The document also calls on the EU to reconsider “funding or capacity-building activities indirectly helping to perpetuate the status quo of occupation” and urges “support, or non-opposition” for Palestinian moves like “applications to international organizations” and seeking recognition. Moreover, the document proposes that European leaders consider recognizing Palestinian statehood, as more than 130 countries, including Sweden, have done.
To be fair (something Israel is incapable of doing) there is a story that refutes the sanctions consideration, as reported in Ynet News.com…….
The European Union has no intention of imposing sanctions on Israel if it takes steps to block a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the EU’s new foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday.
European diplomats have said the EU is looking at new ways to press Israel to halt its building of settlements on land the Palestinians want for a state, as frustration over the construction enterprise reaches a new high.
It is hard to say which is more accurate….but the Israeli newspaper does have a copy on the internal document from the EU……the document can be viewed here………http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/.premium-1.626946
And then there is the US….like the dutiful pet we will not sanction Israel…….
The Obama Administration has been unusually comfortable criticizing Israel in public, complaining repeatedly about Israel’s massive settlement expansions and the damage they are doing to the failed peace process.
The White House feels strongly about this, but today sought to reassure that they don’t feel strongly enough to actually do anything, denying reports that they were even considering sanctions if the settlement expansion continues as “u
nfounded and without merit.”
Was there any doubt that the US would bow to Israel in silent prayer?
It is about damn time the world woke up from it’s self-imposed blindness when it comes to Israel. The Palestinian people have suffered for years from the West’s apathy…..maybe now the Palestinians can start to find the justice they richly deserve and have been denied.
