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UK: Doing business in 'occupied territories' entails 'legal risks'
Elior Levy
Published: 09.12.13, 15:20
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1. UK and boycott
graczek ,   Maryland, USA   (12.09.13)
Boycott should be applied to ALL products and services coming from "Israel". That entire political entity is an occupation of Holy Palestine. A solid boycott and blockade could make that entity wither on the vine with little or no need for military action.
2. UK occupation of Ireland, Scottland, Wales is illegal too.
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (12.09.13)
3. Seems like the UK government
Ivor Evenbiggergun   (12.09.13)
is warning UK businesses to get out of dealing with the settlements before the boycott begins next year. Sensible advice
4. UK STOP OCCUPYING GIBRALTAR
Mark   (12.09.13)
5. No matter how the UK bends their
paulD ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (12.09.13)
terminology they are ideological misfits, better known as Jew-haters to the core.
6. ENGLISH ELITISM: BRITS STILL SUPERIOR?
joyce fraser ,   USA   (12.09.13)
What hypocrites from Europe! Every Country's Origin ... ... by occupying and far worse than the Jews' returning to their own country. The Brits alone are responsible for artificially forming and carving up much of the world's territory, thereby causing conflicts, mass-murders, wars, and numerous pains and suffering until this very day. If Genuine Truth and Justice were the Order of the Day, then what has been Euro and Christian "fact-making" throughout our not-so-lovely world for some Two or Three Thousand Years, would have to be reversed. ... still consider those Jews easy targets, while supporting others who engage in various forms of barbaric behavior.
7. No '''legal risks in doing business with....
tiki ,   belgium   (12.09.13)
Marokko (W-Sahara), N-Cyprus (Turkey, India/Pakistan (Kashmir), China/Philipines (South China sea), Gibraltar (GB & Spain), France/Italy (Mont Blanc), and the hundreds of other ''disputed area's in the world (check wikipedia), but they are not a problem because there are no JEWS involved. '''Jews are the problem, not the dispute, but we knew that.
8. Kind of strange
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (12.09.13)
That the UK claims that our being on our own land is illegal, especially coming from a colonial power with nearly 50 colonies around the globe and long history of ethnically cleansing the natives. I have had a basic challenge that nobody in the entire world has ever remotely met. It is very simple, please provide one single legal claim for the Arabs to any land west of the Jordan. Bet nobody in the world can do it. While our indisputable claims are examined under a microscope, but nobody can find anything for the Arabs. Very telling
9. If we must, we shall suffer commercially,but we should never
tom ,   tel aviv   (12.09.13)
ever surrender to low-life, antisemitic elements on World stage. Especially when they are Brits!
10. Seems like the 2 state solution is hurting Israel
Eyal ,   USA Israel   (12.09.13)
Time to end Oslo and all negotiations with the Palestinians and have a new plan to ship all the Palestinians to their true state of Jordan.
11. #1 Grazek: Please throw away your Intel based computer!
David ,   Israel   (12.09.13)
Try to write you hate the Jews comments in wax or stone! By the way you bigot, are you boycotting China for its occupation of Tibet and Australia for the British and European Occupation of Australasia and of course, don't forget how the "White Man" stole and pillaged the country you live in and the Great State of Maryland which belonged to the North American Indians!
12. #2 Steve: What, stopped hating Jews?
Dee Bee ,   Israel   (12.09.13)
13. #1 I would like to think that everytime YOU, of all people,
A ,   Belgium   (12.09.13)
use the word "holy", someone downstairs stokes the fires a bit hotter in anticipation of your arrival. That will be a very good day indeed for humanity and your own Christian faith that you constantly blasphemise.
14. Bad Business For Business
Zechariah   (12.09.13)
The EU can do business with Tyrants and Human Rights Abusers but pick on the Jews because of the fear of the Islam and Trade losses with Tyranical Regimes .The Land Swap with Islamic Israel as proposed in principle by Israels foreign minister offsets difficulties resettlements which are Security Buffers.
15. Brits Still Angry Over Losing Their Empire
emanon ,   USA   (12.09.13)
I agree, as soon as hamas leaves Gaza, the area will be much safer.
16. UK has horrendous problems it can't solve
Tarbouche ,   Aswan   (12.09.13)
So they play away ; The European elections are round the corner in 2014; UKIP does well , Cameron will be ditched as party leader, and Hague can go with him into oblivion. UK gets out of Europe, will have its hands full to get back on its wobley feet, having betrayed their allies, NZ, Canada, Australia, for the 4th Reich They and the French made this mess in the Middle East in the first place. The curse has come home to haunt them
17. To nr 11 - You're right David but...
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (12.09.13)
...graczek is an infamous anti-Semitic hardcore Polish Catholic who believes that the Jewish people has "sinned" or "trespassed" and therefore Jews have "lost" "forever" their rights to their ancient and historical Jewish homeland. graczek KNOWS that Israel is the JEWISH homeland, he knows of our ancient history in our land - he has even admitted its our historical homeland, he knows that "Palestinians" don't exist and have never existed in recorded history, he knows they are Arabs and that they are no "natives" of Israel and he knows we haven't "stolen" "their" land. graczek doesn't oppose the "occupation" (which doesn't exist) of Judea, Jerusalem, Samaria and Gaza - graczek opposes Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state within any border. You should treat graczek like a combination of Hitler and a mental patient. Do not try to reason with graczek. You mean well David but you are wasting your time.
18. Steve, Mark, get the facts right
Daniel   (12.09.13)
There is nothing illegal with the UK sovereignty over Gibraltar or Scotland. Each time the UK says something, you bring up Gibraltar. Gibraltar is British due to a peace treaty signed by both Britain and Spain. No treaty grants Israel the West Bank. What is more, the population of Gibraltar has been allowed to vote on their future. They voted for Britian. No such vote on the West Bank. So the comparison is way-off. Sign peace treaties and give ALL people on the West Bank the right to vote about their future, and respect that vote. Then you can talk about Gibraltar or Scotland.
19. Britain thinks the Mandate is still in force
Jake   (12.09.13)
and that the sun has yet to set on the British Empire. PIty to have to remind them that it was their own obtuse policies towards the Jews that spurred the Jews to dishonorably discharge them from the mandate and dismiss them from the Land of Israel forever..
20. Experienced antiSemites
Doodie ,   Canada   (12.09.13)
I spent a year in the 80's as a kibbutz volunteer in northern Israel. I'm Canadian, but about 90% of the volunteers were Northern Europeans; Scandinavians, Dutch, Irish, Danes, but mostly British. Other than the few Germans there, the level of anti-Semitism expressed by these young Europeans was astonishing and incredibly virulent. Especially from the Brits. They mocked the Israelis behind their backs with the most vile anti-Semitic stereotypes and vivid verbal abuse imaginable. It was relentless. And it had nothing to with Israel specifically; it was just Jews they despised. Try walking down a street in London or Paris wearing a yarmulke. You'll get it, but good.
21. Assign them a territory - Period
Yael Schlichting ,   Munich - Germany   (12.09.13)
Then there is no longer a virtual state, but a practical state with real borders. This State will be at war with Israel, until they sign a peace treaty. The key advantage of this would be, that nobody can say, that we have to give them territory. Because then we did. All the open issues will be marginalized within a single moment.
22. #2 not mine.
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (12.09.13)
23. Hold your tears fellow Jews
Dov ben David ,   Eilat, Israel   (12.09.13)
We are clearly occupying these territories. If we don't realize it ourselves, the world will make it clear to us. We would be much better of if Lapid together with Avoda and Meretz, will take the necessary steps of finishing this occupation. We have enough to do defending ourself from those who want to take the whole legal territory away from us
24. # 20
Dov ben David ,   Eilat, Israel   (12.09.13)
I happen to be one of the Scandinavians who has spent a Kibbutz year in the Galilee with people from the nations you mention. I have never ever heard any non-Jew saying anything Anti Semitic. I clearly wonder what your agenda is about?
25. 11 and 17
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (12.09.13)
graczek is living proof that belonging to a church (any church) isn't what makes one a Christian. There are many Christian Catholics and Christian protestants but graczek isn't one of them. A lot of people are going to be dissapointed to discover that someday.
26. get out if ireland, scotland gibralter faulklands then
ralph   (12.09.13)
then we'll talk. or better still stop all high teck ventures with uk firms. give then pa address.
27. #1 You haven't even read the Bible
Oleg ,   USA   (12.09.13)
Go and study something!
28. maybe we should stop all new ventures with uk let them sink
ralph   (12.09.13)
29. How many AMERICAN firms work out of the territories????!
Guys Relax..   (12.09.13)
30. #22, not mine. Posted by an Obamacare deranged Muslim fan.
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (12.09.13)
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