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Ireland to vote on settlement trade sanctions bill
The law would prohibit the import and sale of goods and services that originate in settlements in occupied territories, targeting Israeli settlements but also other occupations worldwide. Previous European laws made do with ‘differentiation’ measures. Ireland’s parliament is set to vote on a bill Tuesday to prohibit trade with illegal settlements in occupied territories, including those…
By
Edo Konrad
January 30, 2018
Why a settlement boycott is so scary for Israel
The Israeli government sees the idea of a settlement boycott as a farce because it knows how impossible it would be to stop even a targeted boycott from bleeding right through the Green Line it’s been working so hard to erase. A year after the European Union published guidelines for labeling Israeli settlement products, France…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
November 28, 2016
The end of normalcy for Israeli settlements?
Stricter trade guidelines, harsher rhetoric and corporate responsibility campaigns all send a clear message: Israel’s closest allies are no longer willing to passively accept the occupation, and the only consensus on settlements is that they are illegal. The United States appears to be following the European Union in taking symbolic steps to challenge the aura…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
January 29, 2016
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The craziest things Netanyahu said this week
The prime minister had a busy week. We were taking notes. 1. We could destroy Al-Aqsa — if we wanted to Netanyahu dedicated a good part of the past few months to swearing up and down that Palestinians are inciting violence by suggesting that Israel, Israelis or Israeli rule threatens Islam’s third-holiest site, Haram al-Sharif…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
December 5, 2015
Israel is egging the boycott movement on
In attempting to hold off European plans to label West Bank settlement products, Israel could easily overplay its hand. The Netanyahu government’s bunker mentality will only increase international isolation. It’s pretty difficult to find a minister in the Israeli government who will go on record supporting a two-state solution in any sincere terms these days.…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
September 27, 2015
Labeling settlement goods only strengthens the occupation
When the Israeli government does everything in its power to erase the Green Line and subjugate the Palestinian economy, boycotting settlement goods does little to challenge the regime. In order to understand the decision by the European Parliament on Thursday to overwhelmingly support a motion in support of labeling of goods produced in West Bank…
By
Haggai Matar
September 11, 2015
Congress: There is no legitimate form of Palestinian resistance
Congress uses U.S. trade policy to undercut European pressure against Israeli settlements. A new U.S. bill legitimizes Israeli settlements and delegitimizes Palestinian non-violent resistance to the occupation. The United States Congress is about to pass a law that erases the Green Line and delegitimizes one of the most effective non-violent tools Palestinians have for fighting…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
April 26, 2015
What’s the significance of a ‘settlement-free Europe?’
The direct effects of official sanctions against Israeli settlements are limited. But the momentum created by such moves inspires and pushes private actors to take their own steps in the same direction. France on Tuesday published a warning to its citizens against doing business in or with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Golan Heights…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
June 25, 2014
How will the EU elections affect Israel-Palestine?
The EU’s measures on settlements, limited as they were, remain a source of serious concern in Jerusalem. Some in the Israeli Right hope that the rise of the ‘Euro-Skeptics’ will rid Israel of the problem. The year 2013 was a turning point with regards to the European Union’s role in Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Until then, one…
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Noam Sheizaf
May 28, 2014
WATCH: Encouraging Europe to label Israeli settlement products
Will Israel’s largest trading partner (the EU) use its economic muscle against Israeli settlements? Some famous former officials from Israel and beyond are calling for just that. The European Union once again dragged its feet on a decision to implement the labeling of products from Israeli settlements this May, in deference to John Kerry’s latest…
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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
July 1, 2013
Will Europe take a leading role on Israel/Palestine?
A new position paper, which echoes previous statements by EU negotiators and leaders, urges the EU to adopt a more confrontational approach toward Jerusalem. A top European think tank is urging the European Union to take concrete measures to keep open a window for the two-state solution. The report, published two weeks ago, urges European countries to…
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Noam Sheizaf
May 19, 2013
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