...Spain has frozen arms exports to Israel, with which it has conducted large-scale trade in military equipment. The move by the Spanish government made the news around the world. Finnish foreign minister Erkki Tuomioja, together with more than 250 Finnish dignitaries, has signed a petition calling for an immediate discontinuation of all forms of military trade and cooperation with Israel. Tuomioja has added that Finland should never have engaged in dealings with the Israeli military industry. The Finnish foreign minister has also noted that Israel should face consequences for its actions, specifically mentioning the prospect of sanctions. The UK has also announced that it will freeze some of its arms exports to Israel if hostilities resume. Also in early August, the UK Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi resigned from the government. She stated that the approach of the UK toward Israel is morally indefensible and that she can no longer support government policy on Gaza. Starting September 1, the EU began blocking the entry of all animal products for human consumption coming from Israeli settlements, including eggs, poultry and dairy. It is possible that this marks the beginning of concrete actions by the EU to counter Israels illegal settlement infrastructure....
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 21:06:20 +0000
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