Uit de Jerusalem Post:
The Foreign Ministry summoned Dutch Ambassador Casper Veldkamp to protest what it said were “ambiguous” statements by the Dutch Foreign Ministry creating a pro-boycott atmosphere of Israel in the Netherlands, on Wednesday.
The protest came a day after the Dutch water-giant, Vitens, canceled cooperation with Israel’s water corporation Mekorot because of alleged infractions of international law.
Het probleem zit 'm in de activiteiten van Israëlische bedrijven in de bezette gebieden:
Israel said vague statements warning of possible legal problems stemming from doing business with Israeli companies working beyond the Green Line – even though there is no legal precedent for that claim – were scaring away companies, who do not want to take any chances.
Met Groot-Brittannië dreigt een vergelijkbaar conflict:
A similar problem is likely to erupt with Britain. As it too issued written guidelines last week warning businesses that economic activity in the settlements entails “legal and economic risks stemming from the fact that the Israeli settlements, according to international law, are built on occupied land and are not recognized as a legitimate part of Israel’s territory.”
Minister van 'Regionale samenwerking' Silvan Shalom is zijn vertrouwen in Europa inmiddels wel kwijt:
Shalom said that these incidents prove hollow the claim that, whenever Israel engages in negotiations with the Palestinians the Europeans will “get off our backs.” [...]
They will act even if there is peace between us and the Palestinians,” he said.
Overigens zijn ook sommige reacties bij dit stuk wel aardig om te lezen. Een voorbeeld:
It is time to turn un-diplomatic on the Dutch. These policies are due to relentless lies coming from the left and the Dutch's inability to make clear judgement's about what's right and wrong. The best thing to do is to strongly remind the Dutch that Calvin was right - they are miserable lazy people [...]
Of deze:
Geert Wilders will stop this nonsense when his party wins the next election. [...]
En tenslotte deze nog:
It looks like the Nazi's actually stayed in Holland, only this time it is flooded with Terrorist sympathizes, appeasers and fools that will run the country in to the dark ages of despair. [...]
Want wie niet voor ons is, is tegen ons...
