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22 groups call for EU ban on Israeli settler products
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Published: 30.10.12, 19:58
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1. Next please !!! :) ,...
split ,   US   (10.30.12)
I told you a few years ago, it takes a snowflake to start an avalanche ,...
2. So what is new?
Israeli 2   (10.30.12)
Anti semites existed since the Anunaki tried to destroy Adam and Eve. The Anunaki lost. Adam and Eve prevailed and the land of Israel will reach Adam & Eve's birthplace - Iraq. These anti semites should occupy themselves with another vocation.
3. then cut all hi tech, meds, comm. advances
shifter ,   USA   (10.30.12)
4. #1 You must mean an imaginary avalanche
Jake   (10.30.12)
In reality, despite their big mouths NGO's represent no one, are elected by no one, are answerable to no one, and, most importantly, are obeyed by no one.
5. The EU clearly fails to understand ....
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.30.12)
.... that the Jewish presence in Judea and Samaria is not based on economics. It's ideological. We will not be driven out and, quite frankly, I highly doubt that the EU will boycott products made in the settlements. A small minority of organizations calling for this, or calling for that, will have no impact on trade between Israel and the EU. Of course, the settlement industries do have the option of tightening their belts. That will throw an awful lot of West Bank Arabs out of work. The NGOs calling for a boycott will help, though, won't they? I'm sure they are quite prepared to cough up several hundred million euros, right? Of COURSE they are!
6. Don't Fight. Make Peace.
Obsessive ,   Turkey   (10.30.12)
Don't let Persian crowd come from the Dead Sea. No saviour will come. 3 religions with 3 daily prayers. Life is short. Last Year is 2280. (Just a prediction! ) May Almighty Merciful Lord forgive us our sins! The Almighty knows everything. The Omniscient. The Omnipresent. The Most Merciful. The Most Gracious. BYE
7. Religious groups and their boycott...
Dov ,   Toronto, Canada   (10.30.12)
do not realize that these very settlers couldn’t care less about their agenda loaded with anti Semitic rhetoric. These settlers are there to take back, preserve and safeguard Israel's Land. The rest is all bonus. I suggest these so called religious leaders to clean their own houses, and to let go of their outdated and distorted beliefs.
8. Boycott ?
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (10.30.12)
They buy those products because they need or want them . So those little groups will punish themselve . Settlements are blocking the "peace" proces ? And where or when was there a "peace" proces when there was NO Israeli Jew in Judea Samaria nor in Yeroushalaim [ Jerusalem for some ] ? When there were NO settlements ?
9. We're NOT "Settlers!" We're PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU!
Riva Schertzman ,   Gush Etzion   (10.30.12)
And we have NORMAL families with children...nice pleasant PEOPLE! STOP believing all the nonsense you hear in the press!!! FACT IS, this cruel boycott (which would not work, by the way) would supposedly effect a HUGE population of NICE, NORMAL PEOPLE! WHERE IN THE WORLD DO YOU THINK ALL OF US WOULD GO! The government can't even handle relocating a small area let alone all of Judea and Samaria. Besides WHY SHOULD WE LEAVE! We have been very nice to our Arab neighbors. no one has taken any land from them. But, i believe they have caused out of control terrorism against Israelis-Jews since i was a kid in the 70's. always the same thing! Do the ends justify the means! killing innocent people and crying to the world how they are deprived and suffering when in fact they live quite a nice standard of living in many beautiful homes ...THIS is what the Arab world does SO WHY DO YOU SUPPORT TERRORISTS WHO BELONG IN JAIL! THE BOYCOTT IS JUST PLAIN ANTISEMITIC! AND LET ME ADD, PARTICULARLY UNRELIGIOUS -COMING FROM "RELIGIOUS" GROUPS!! FOR SHAME!
10. let them label
Oren ,   USA   (10.30.12)
Good, let them label so we can support the "settlers" in the Diaspora by knowing which items to buy over others!
11. Twenty two religious groups
Larry ,   Los Angeles   (10.31.12)
After a brief history of Jews in Europe it won't take much to figure out which religious groups are anti-Jewish; it has been part and parcel of the European Christian mindset for centuries to want to destroy us. How many times have Jews been beaten, robbed and forced to leave their homes to satisfy the European Christian's desire to have financial benefit? How many times have Jews been killed after Christian religious leaders goaded their followers to get rid of those (Jews) who by their very existence deny their religion? So now it is happening again. What can be expected from the banal religious groups that are to be found in Europe?
12. Thanks for the propaganda!
Keren ,   IL-BR   (10.31.12)
What I see is more and more curiosity and interest in the high quality of Israeli products wherever I go.Frankly. Thanks!
13. typical reuters "reporting"
tom ,   toronto, canada   (10.31.12)
verbatim regurgitation of the arab narrative of "occupation", "illegal settlements", "obstacles to peace", blah, blah, blah... now it's somehow the "settlers" fault that they lead normal, productive lives, instead of devoting their energies to "intifadas". they out-produce the arabs, and the solution of these eurabian Jew-haters is to boycott them! they have uncritically accepted the mantra of their arab masters, don't build, just destroy the infidel, and wait to enjoy the spoils. what's crazy is that they do this in the name of "peace", and don't realize that the christians are next!
14. I am still waiting ....
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.31.12)
.... for these "religious" groups to step up and acknowledge their role in the massacre of the Jews of Europe. Unless and until, they have absolutely no legitimacy. Really. Ask yourselves this: where were all these pious people when Jews were being slaughtered in the millions? Not presented and very definitely not accounted for. So how can any sane human being accord them any legitimacy today? The whole movement these frauds postulate and support is a load of crap. Normal people recognize this.
15. Does this also mean....
zelig ,   memphis u.s.a.   (10.31.12)
that the European Onion is going to ban ecstasy made in Israel?
16. 2 important points
Dave   (10.31.12)
1. It's overt and blatant, but very usual, Reuters propaganda from start to finish as others noted on the thread. But what would we expect from "news agencies" that were repeatedly and many times caught on outright falsifying pictures to make Israel look bad and evil against the Arabs, see 2nd Leb. War, Op. Cat Lead, and most importantly the Mavi Marmara affair cropping out the murderous knives used by the terrorists on the boat. 2. It's simply factually flawed that the EU is the biggest trading partner/export taker for Israel. The latest statistics issued just earlier this month (search back here on Ynet's pages!) is that for the first time, thankfully!, the EU's share buckled under 25 percent and now only the 2nd biggest in this field. That's very god for Israel. Why? Incredibly simple: the fewer export goes there, the lesser its ability is to extort Israel in any way.
17. What about Turkey and China?
Laila ,   New York, USA   (10.31.12)
What about Turkey and China? Ooops they aint Jewish so it's OK.
18. blind supports for arab christians because they r christians
mary_of_bethany ,   singapore   (10.31.12)
some churches in Europe, Britain... blindly supports the palestinians churches in Westbank, and Gaza, claiming "how can we not supports our brothers"... this is plain mindless. these arab christians are not even doing the right things in speaking up against their arab muslim leaders, and they lied against the Jews and IDF, i witnessed few times how they show video condemning Israel unjustly to European / Asian christian tourists. you just can't support them based on their claims of being christians, and not do some facts finding. they will need to be accountable for lying and bearing false witness.
19. boycott all israeli goods why stop at settlement goods
sholomo   (10.31.12)
20. MAD
Joe Sombrero ,   USA   (10.31.12)
Israel in my opinion as a policy needs a Mutual Assurance Destruction policy against any country including so called friends that threatens her existence both physically and economically with embargoes boycotts, delitimization, anti semitism and blockades. Israel as a policy in my opinion should develop retaliation policies not only nucular, emp retaliation but cyberwarfare potential blockaid of PA goods to other countries, annexation of parts of Judea and Samaria that are strategically religiously important to Israel, and distabilization policies. Unless these countries feel they have something to loose by their policies anti Israel and Anti Jewish policies these countries are going to continue to protmote these policies. Israel must begin to fight back for her legitimacy. One has to ask ourselves if our so called friends and allies support Israels existance why are there no embassys in at least West Jerusalem which is supposedly not contested. This is my opinion.
21. European antisemitism/BDS
Against antisemites   (10.31.12)
The usual antisemitic drivel from the usual culprits... mostly European Christian antisemites out to destroy Jews, Judaism (and now Israel). These Jew-haters almost succeeded in eradicating Jewry during the recurring Polish, Romanian, Hungarian and Russian Pogroms (both Tsarist & Soviet) and after 1941 through the Nazis' organized mass-murders with the collaboration of most Europeans. The long and the short of it is: the descendants of these morons are now at IT again! Killing or harming Jews might be a sport for these benighted cretins but the days of reckoning are nigh! The slight difference between now and then is that Jews will fight back...blood-for-blood, death for death; current events show that antisemitic Christianity is slowly but surely losing its "imperium" because it is strictly based on lies, greed and envy! We'll get ya yet!...ALL of you antisemites!
22. You should change your rhetoric
Jarda ,   Czech Republic   (10.31.12)
It's obvious that your cry "anti semitism, anti semitism" doesn't work.
23. The EU should ban all Israeli imports.
Alan Smith UK   (10.31.12)
Not just from the illegal settlements - any state that occupies and steals other people's land should not be allowed normal trading rights with anyone.
24. #23 The Arabs showed up
Sharona   (10.31.12)
after the Jews and Brits provided economic opportunity. Jews were a big majority in Jerusalem as early as the 1860's per the Ottoman Turk census. 25000 Palestinians work in Jewish owned enterprises in Judea and Samaria. Let's put 'em all out of work. You Brits are upset because we pushed you out of our country!
25. Good move boycott the illegal settlers
David ,   Haifa, Israel   (10.31.12)
I never buy products produced in the illegal settlements, as soon as we decent peace loving people cut off the lifeline of the settlers the better. We are working hard in europe to make people aware that by buying products made in the occupied terrotries they are funding the settlers. So far the response has been positive and more people are not buying these products as we present them with alteranative products produced in europe.
26. #23 and hypocracy
MicheNorman ,   Hod Hasharon   (10.31.12)
The EE of course should ban all trade with Britain until it stops its occupation of the Malvinas - meanwhile all Bitish Goods should be marked as to where they come from.. The EIU should ban trade with France until it returns all of its dependncies. Poland should also be banned because it has been occupoying parts of Germany since 1945. Spain should be banned for occupying Basque Territories. Imports from Turkey should also be banned becuase it is occupying Kurdistan. And of course they should ban any commerce with China over Tibet and Russia over the Japanese Islands.
27. #1
(10.31.12)
Um......... If that is the case, I hope that YOU are wearing your snow shoes!!!!
28. More than 10,000 Palestinians work in Israel
Ilan   (10.31.12)
No one should think that there isn't a way to retaliate in kind. Before the EU tries to shut down employment of Palestinians within the industrial zones beyond the '49 lines, they should consider that the net result maybe the loss of those jobs plus the jobs within the '49 lines.
29. And there's the low-rent Ashton in the background
Devorah   (10.31.12)
fanning the NGO flames. What a disgusting and repulsive excuse for a human being.
30. Launch an inquiry
Miche Norman ,   Hod Hasharon   (10.31.12)
According to Christian beliefs Jesus was the son of Joseph and Mary and was born in Beit Lehem because a Roman census demanded that they return to their hometown to be counted. So these Christian groups actually worship the son of an illegal Jewish Settler (as they would put it). Obviously vast swathes of the New testament should be banned by the Christian church and an investigation should be launched to enquire into the whole issue - they could even call it the inquisition, And what are they going to import from the Palestinian territories anyway - suicide vests??
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