- 29 Jan 2016 03:08
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When warned, last April, that some in the European Union (EU) parliament were calling for a resolution to label products from the illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, so that shoppers would not be confused into thinking that they were coming from Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu reacted in his usual way by calling such talk redolent of what the Nazis did. "Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s right-wing leader, has reacted angrily to a resolution by the European Parliament calling for the labelling of goods made in Jewish settlements, invoking the second world war-era persecution of Jews by speaking of the “historical memory of what happened when Europe labelled Jewish products”.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/663053d8-57fe-11e5-9846-de406ccb37f2.html#axzz3yb8wuhFL
He miscalculated. States which are normally very pro-Israel, such as Germany and England, do not like to be called Nazis and now what would have been drafted as a mild labeling protocol, perhaps "Produce of Settlements", will be very much broadened when it is voted on later today. "Enshrining this “policy of distinction” in European law and in agreements with Israel in the realm of economics, research and development, law, air travel and visa exemptions could lead to serious restrictions on companies, groups and individuals working, based or living in settlements."
http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.697834
Netanyahu gets away with his tirades against Palestinians, Iranians, and any number of critics over the years, including the United States President in a speech before Congress but calling Germans and the British Nazis is a big No No.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/663053d8-57fe-11e5-9846-de406ccb37f2.html#axzz3yb8wuhFL
He miscalculated. States which are normally very pro-Israel, such as Germany and England, do not like to be called Nazis and now what would have been drafted as a mild labeling protocol, perhaps "Produce of Settlements", will be very much broadened when it is voted on later today. "Enshrining this “policy of distinction” in European law and in agreements with Israel in the realm of economics, research and development, law, air travel and visa exemptions could lead to serious restrictions on companies, groups and individuals working, based or living in settlements."
http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.697834
Netanyahu gets away with his tirades against Palestinians, Iranians, and any number of critics over the years, including the United States President in a speech before Congress but calling Germans and the British Nazis is a big No No.