...An internal European Union document on proposed sanctions against Israel, which Haaretz obtained in its entirety on Monday, reveals new details on the suggestions being made in the internal discussions among EU member states that have been taking place in Brussels. Among the options under consideration are measures against European companies that work in settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. If this measure should be carried out, it could harm quite a few Israeli businesses that work with European companies on projects in the settlements... “The fact is that there is an agreement among all 28 member countries of the European Union to discuss measures against Israel, and that is what should worry the government in Jerusalem and the Israeli public,” they said. “This paper will be handed over to the political echelon in Europe, which will decide which actions, if at all, to take.” The full document about the sanctions includes further measures in addition to the ones reported in the two articles on the topic that were published in Haaretz over the past two days... The document also proposes examining the possibility that additional European countries recognize a Palestinian state, as Sweden did recently... Another incentive in the document is the issuing of statements, coordinated with all 28 EU member states, “to openly support Israeli leaders taking hard decisions and help recreating a positive dynamic, including in relations with the Palestinians.”... #RedOut #FreePalestine #EndUSAidToIsrael #BoycottIsrael #BDSmovement
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 03:30:13 +0000
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