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Settlements businesses voice concern over Dutch ban
Itamar Fleishman
Published: 23.07.13, 02:03
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31. Qatar will finance unemployed Palestinians
Muna ,   Doha   (07.23.13)
For those worried about the loss of jobs as a result of the boycott, be reassured that my country will replace any penny withdraw by Israel in the West Bank. When Israel acts in a negligent way - as it does with the Arab-Israeli public - its Qatar that have to come to fill the vacuum, as we did with the USD 6 million Stadium we build in northern Israel some years ago. Again, Qatar is ready to help Palestinians. We are eager to flood our money in Palestine and help to build a modern, decent and wonderful country.
32. #4 John You're barking up the wrong tree
David ,   Reut, Israel   (07.23.13)
Australia is the only Western democratic country with neither a constitutional nor federal legislative bill of rights to protect its citizens. When the remaining Aborigines come hunting for you, don't say you weren't warned.
33. Find new markets
PaulD ,   Jerusalem   (07.23.13)
Just look at European history towards Jews. The disease of the European's obsessions towards Jews, were for 1,000's of years expressed through Christianity, now through some Global fascist ideology, disguised as Human Rights and environmental concerns. While every European modern nation was formed through aggression and displaced populations, these same aggressors point their fingers at the indigenous population of Jews reclaiming their ancient homelands. This is all after the fact of their brutal treatment against the bulk of exiled Jews, during the many years they were displaced to European countries. The Europeans look and see their future is with Islam, and together they will be eaten up along with Islamic instability. Considering that half of the European population are the offspring of Islamic rapists from prior Jihad invasions, the Europeans are too weak to prevent their bleak future. Find markets where the populations don't have Jewish blood on their hands, the Europeans do not have a share in Israel's future.
34. John Simpson Australia no 4
AL QUDS AL YAHUDI ,   QUDS HAKA AL YAHUD   (07.23.13)
East Jerusalem is the heart of the Jews. West Bank was originally called Judea. Do you know what JUDEA stands for ? Judea stand for Judah,and Judah stands for Jews. Jews lived in Israel and Jerusalem thousands of years before Islam and Christianity were born. Jerusalem is mentioned in Torah thousands of times, even on Jewish wedding day, we mention Jerusalem. How many times Jerusalem is mentioned in Quran ? The answer is ZERO>ZERO>ZERO> In fact the Arabs are still occupying part of Israel example Jordan was given by the British mandate to the Kingdom of Hashmites from Hejaz (Saudi Arabia) in return of OIL, money & honey, and for their own (British interest). Please read your New testament or the Quran, or ask a Muslim in Australia if Jerusalem is mentioned in their Quran. Also read history. The Arabs are so lucky that the Jews are not making problems for asking the land back.
35. # 11 Nope, you are wrong, Ilan
Kobi Martin ,   Tel Aviv   (07.23.13)
The companies will relocate, the Israeli business community that once operated in the WB will have to compete on real basis with other exporters, without the cheap labour of Palestinians and the incentives by the Government. Their business will be affected, of course. Besides, with a border and free from us, Palestinians will be allowed to invite people to invest in the country with a big offer of jobs than Israel has provided. As Ikea, Movenpick and other companies are moving to Ramalla and offering better jobs, I am sure Palestine will thrive. Once Palestine if liberated from Israeli oppression, then we can go there and invest as a normal country. Then, yes, it will be wonderful to see Jews and Arabs working together in a fair and human basis.
36. Don't boycott Europe. Fire Palestinian workers!
Dee Bee ,   Israel   (07.23.13)
They cannot have their cake and eat it. They cannot expect Israelis to employ Palestinians and then boycott the companies that employ them. The biggest problem we have is that our Government now and the previous ones have refused to take a stand. A good example is Turkey which encourages Hamas, closed its airspace to Israeli Airlines but we allow Airlines flying the Turkish flag to fly to Israel. Boycotts are two edged swords but the Israeli side is blunt! So much for our "right" wing government!
37. North Korean industrial zone operates on reduced wages
eddie ,   sa   (07.23.13)
but EU has no problem with that.
38. Fire the Palestinians workers NOW!!!!!
JEWS FIGHT LIKE LION ,   LION OF JUDAH   (07.23.13)
Fire every Palestinians workers from settlements right now, to show the EU that we also can take action. FIRE THEM NOW & NOW !!!!!!!!!! Palestinians workers are most welcome to go to EU to find work. I will contribute towards one way ticket to EU.
39. Kobi Martin Tel-Aviv
JEWS FIGHT LIKE LION ,   LION OF JUDAH   (07.23.13)
Palestinians cannot even wash their HMmm. Let them to go to Ramallah or Zibbimallah to their brothers & sisters for work. Why they want to work with ALYAHUD. Let them to piss off from our land. The Arabs have tried very hard to LIBERATE Israel from the Jews, but fortunately, they always fail and they will always fail. Kobi the Arabs have kicked out nearly ONE MILLION JEWS OUT of Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Libya,Tunisia, Morroco, Yemen, Aden, & others. The Arab Governments have confiscated all Jewish properties, bank account, money, gold, and everything they have. Why you are not saying one word about Arab Jews, because you are leftist, ignorant, and selfish, and biased
40. Dutch ban is GOOD news
Non Jewish Immigrant ,   Haifa   (07.23.13)
Economical sanctions are the only sanctions that work. I have been boycotting products from the settelments for years already and support the BDS movment. Kol Hakavod to Holland and to Europe.
41. #31
No Name ,   No city   (07.23.13)
The same way that you are pouring money into Syria, to make it a better place?
42. To # 4
Mike ,   NZ   (07.23.13)
You Ozzies have a dammed cheek . . The Jewish people have lived (Damm it... they built it) in Jerusalem for 3500 years and you call them the occupiers !! If thats the case then you lot should get the hell out of Australia and go back to pickpocketing on the streets of London and return Aust to the Abo's.
43. Muna Doha 31
AL QUDS AL YAHUDI ,   QUDS HAKA AL YAHUD   (07.23.13)
Oh yes Qatar & other Arab rich oil will help the palestinians with money. Arab rich oil countries will send the Palestinians money just to buy one pitta and few olives. If not EU and America helping, the Palestinians will die from hunger.
44. #29 No boycott??
(07.23.13)
Now you spoiled the day of all the ynuts here. But they will find something else for some EU-bashing.
45. Lion of Judah
Kobi Martin ,   Tel Aviv   (07.23.13)
You screamed and foamed like this many times before... and you lost. Oslo, 2000, Gaza withdraw, the flotilla... Now, you scream again against the EU boycott. You are wrong again. The reason of all this is the occupation. Don't diminish the Palestinian. They are human beings like us. This is not Jewish. My father was expelled from Alexandria and our family suffered a lot. This is no reason to not show compassion for another human being that is suffering. They are not demanding my house in Tel Aviv, but their land in Nablus. They are right.
46. Boycott
Albert ter Harmsel ,   Rijssen, Netherlands   (07.23.13)
Aldi is a German retailer and it denies the boycott.
47. the pali workers should protest publicly
the mad zionist ,   san francisco   (07.23.13)
the EU and dutchs move. it's amazing the depths of ignorance can go through appeasement. I'm sure if the Palestinians publicly protest these moves it would throw the Dutch and EU into a spin. but I'm sure they won't care regardless, because their motives aren't for actually helping the Palestinians.
48. 45
(07.23.13)
Their land not in Nablus. Nablus was called SHEHEM. and it is written in the Torah. Arabs have changed the name from SHEHEM to Nablus. West Bank was called Judea. Judea stands for Judah, Judah stands for Jews. Judea for Jews and Arabia for Arabs. |Period
49. #4 john
aaron ,   toronto,canada   (07.23.13)
And you're living on OCCUPIED LAND WHICH BELONG TO THE ABORIGINIES,GET OUT.
50. Aldi
A. Visser ,   Amsterdam, Holland   (07.23.13)
Aldi just denied that they will boycot any products from wherever. As usual, press is making a big story about this item, but it is just not true.
51. Settlements businesses voice concern over Dutch ban
George Weiss ,   Teaneck, USA   (07.23.13)
Why not label products as Made In Palestine (meaning the borders of the original amndatea) or mark them as made in West Bank. Most people will not look or care where they are made.
52. No. 4 John
Madeleine ,   Israel   (07.23.13)
You couldn't be more wrong. The whole of Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria (West Bank to the unenlightened), were an integral part of the Land of Israel after the British chopped off Eastern palestine to create the Kingdom of Jordan.The 1947 Partition Plan wa null and void, in fact never did become an agreement, once the Arabs refused to acept it, so the 1922 land division was still valid - and still is. The Jordanins, in their 1948 war against Israel, occupied Judea and Samaria and East Jerusalem. At this point the Arabs of former Palestine still weren't calling themselves Palestinians. Only when Yasser Arafat came on the scene in 1964 - while Jordan still occupied the land from Israel, was the myth of the Palestinian people created. Nowhere, in any legal document or law, have the so-called territoris been deemed "illegal"; in fact the word used was "disputed".
53. # 23 Dutch German same thing anti semitic shits period.
BUILD BABY BUILD !!! ,   United States   (07.23.13)
KEEP BUILDING !! IT'S MORE THAN WORTH IT. pals will be broke, and will MOVE!!!!!!
54. # 6 Thank you Judy thank you.
BUILD BABY BUILD !!! ,   United States   (07.23.13)
KEEP BUILDING !! Europe killed enough Jews, don't they have ANY shame? NO! BUILD, BUILD, BUILD !!!!!!!!!
55. # 7 CAll FOX NEWS!!!!!!
BUILD BABY BUILD !!! ,   United States   (07.23.13)
A little free publicity never hurt anyone but those who purposefully attack Jews or israel by a boycott. KEEP BUILDING IT'S SOOOO WORTH IT.
56. # 36 Dee Bee do both
BUILD BABY BUILD !!! ,   United States   (07.23.13)
Fire the pals and boycott all companies who boycott Israel FOR LFE. KEEP BUILDING !!!!
57. After googling "Aldi" and "boycott"
(07.23.13)
I found web-pages that say that Muslims were boycotting Aldi in 2009 because they claimed Aldi would give money to the Israeli government. Funny, isn't it.
58. # 50 It's okay BOYCOTT them anyway.
BUILD BABY BUILD !!! ,   United States   (07.23.13)
If they want to see some business reversals, stand back and watch. KEEP BUILDING !!!!!
59. #40 Non-Jewish immigrant
Madeleine ,   Israel   (07.23.13)
Why don't you just pack up and go back to where you came from. Why immigrate to a country that you so obviously hate? Whatever made you come here in the first place? Or did you meet some benighted Jewess and want to marry her?
60. ALDI
Gigi ,   Atlanta GA   (07.23.13)
Will be writing a letter to ALDI----to congratulate them for being staunch upholders of truth and justice-So glad to hear about this!!
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