Israel says EU is preparing sanctions on settlements

[Jefferson23]

2/11/2015

Israel believes that the European Union is preparing to impose severe sanctions on settlements built on occupied Palestinian land. Officials who have visited European foreign ministries and the EU in Brussels recently claim that the sanctions would take effect after the Israeli general election next month.

According to the Israeli online site, Walla, the officials claim that the European actions will include an emphasis on "the illegality of settlements under the international law" without taking Israel's considerations into account. There will be no distinction between settlements located within settlement blocs and those located beyond them. All of Israel's settlements are regarded as illegal under international law.

"The approach being adopted by the EU is based on deepening and highlighting the absolute distinction between Israel within the Green [1949 Armistice] Line and Israel beyond the Green Line [sic]," the officials told the media. "They are talking about sanctions against companies that are operating beyond the border [in the occupied West Bank], support of Palestinian judicial actions related to settlements, and the re-launch of the proposal regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state through the UN Security Council."

The starting point in Europe will be after the elections, they added, after an Israeli right-wing government is formed, when it would be easier for them to further push these steps.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/16899-israel-says-eu-is-preparing-sanctions-on-settlements

[hack89]

1. Time to relocate those factories within the Green Line

like SodaStream did.

[Jefferson23]

2. We'll see, more warnings to come, I feel. n/t

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

3. Good. I hope it is true.

Let's hope Israel opens its eyes and comes to the realization that the world is fed up with its antics.

[pennylane100]

4. Unfortunately this may not happen anytime soon.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/113495224

[Jefferson23]

5. It is bad, we see this. Yet, check out # 38, a nice spark..and the following letter:

38. Abolition of military cooperation with Israel. Support for creation of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.

http://links.org.au/node/2888

Brussels - January 23, 2015
Honourable High Representative,
As you know, over 300 human rights groups, trade unions and political parties from
across the European Union have written to you to call for the EU to suspend the EU-
Israel Association Agreement.

Amnesty International and Palestinian organisations have documented that Israel
deliberately targeted civilians and committed other war crimes during its recent onslaught
against Palestinians in Gaza.

These are serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law that
cannot be tolerated.

The EU has quite rightly condemned Israel’s construction of settlements on occupied
Palestinian territory as illegal under international law. Unfortunately, the EU’s objections
about settlement construction do not appear to have had a significant impact on Israeli
policy.

in full: http://www.eccpalestine.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Letter-to-HR-VP-Mogherini-RE-Suspension-EU-Israel-Association-Agreement-22.pdf

[Peter Rollins]

6. Nonsense

You cannot trust tiny publications whose crazy claims are not repeated in mainstream news. The article is horribly written and vauge about its source.

Real journalists do not speak of "Israel believing." They speak of the foreign minstry believing or something like that.

[Jefferson23]

7. Take it up with them:

*According to the Israeli online site, Walla, the officials claim...

Walla! (Hebrew: וואלה!‎ is an Israeli web portal, providing news, search and e-mail, among other things. One of the first Israeli internet portals, Walla! is considered as one of the most popular web sites in the country. As of August 2011, Alexa rankings put it in the top 9 sites by traffic originating in Israel.[1] The portal was founded by Erez Pilosof and Gadi Hadar in 1995, and soon afterwards acquired by "Mashov Computers Marketing", a member of The Mashov Group headed by Yaki Dunietz and David Assia. In 1998, the company, traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, changed its name to "Walla! Communications Ltd". In the same year, the company was acquired by Formula Systems, headed by Dan Goldstein, and in 2001 it merged with IOL, a similar site run by the Haaretz Group.[citation needed]

Walla! provides news from Israel and around the world, 24 hours a day. Most news stories that appear in Walla! come from the Haaretz Group, news agencies and other content providers. However, during the year 2006, Walla! started building an independent news and editorial staff, which produces original news stories and special features. In addition, Walla! produces original content in various fields such as sports, cinema, music, fashion and food.

The website offers many programs and services, a search engine, E-mail, online shops, chats, and video on demand. The main holders of the company are Bezeq and Haaretz Group.
Main Services

Walla!News – Breaking news and analysis from Israel and around the world, 24 hours a day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walla!

[Dick Dastardly]

8. I don't see Walla?

The op is MEMO.

[Jefferson23]

11. The source is Walla. n/t

[Dick Dastardly]

12. I see what you are trying to say now.

Actually it still does not negate what PR said.
The info is reported by MEMO who lacks any credibility. Just because MEMO said the info came from someone else does not mean they are reporting it accurately and they certainly do not garner a transfer of its sources (WALLA) credibility to itself just by reporting what they said.

[grossproffit]

9. Now, now, don't spoil their fun.

[azurnoir]

10. well here it is from Haaretz too

The European Union is preparing new sanctions against Israeli settlements which are to be enacted following the national election, the Walla! News site reported Tuesday.

The report came a day after it emerged that Israel is planning major expansion of several West Bank settlements.

Walla! cited unnamed Israeli officials as saying that the EU is seeking to deepen the distinction between the territories within the Green Line, and those beyond it. The measures reportedly do not differentiate between West Bank settlement blocs, isolated outposts and Jewish neighborhoods in East Jerusalem.

"They're talking about sanctions against companies that do business across the border; about legal measures taken by the Palestinians with regard to the settlements; and about the renewed proposal to establish a Palestinian state through the Security Council," one official was quoted as saying. "The assumption in Europe is that after the election Israel will have a rightist government, in which case it would be easier for them to advance these measures."

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.641903

[Dick Dastardly]

13. Well this is far more credible as it comes from a mainstream news source

not a source with 0 credibility like MEMO.