Saturday, December 24, 2005

 

Norwegian Regional Parliament Rules To Boycott Israel

Norway: Parliament shuns Israeli products

A regional parliament has ruled to boycott Israeli products in protest of 'Israel's oppression of Palestinians'; ADL condemns ruling, says 'decision only serves to exacerbate tensions and ill-will'

The Norwegian parliament in the Sor-Trondelag region ruled Saturday to boycott products made in Israel and to forbid the sale and purchase of Israeli goods.

It is estimated that the decision, determined by a parliamentary vote, was made due to Norway's stance that Israel oppresses the Palestinians.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) strongly condemned the ruling Wednesday, saying that "this decision does nothing to promote Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation, but only serves to exacerbate tensions and ill-will."

"It is shocking and ironic that this one-sided boycott effort comes at a time when Israel is making a series of dramatic steps toward peace, including the recent withdrawal from Gaza," ADL Director Abraham Foxman said in a press release following the incident.

In a letter to Norwegian Ambassador to the U.S. Knut Vollebaek, the ADL expressed concern over the bias stance taken by the regional parliament in regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"Boycotts against Israel are predicated on odious comparisons to apartheid-era South Africa,"
the letter said. "It is our sincere hope that the Norwegian government will condemn this unjust decision and take necessary measures to secure its reversal."
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Norwegian parliament in the Sor-Trondelag region...

Wow! I promise that Elders will put a real bad voodoo on Norwegian parliament in the Sor-Trondelag region and the Sor-Trondelag region as a whole.

We'll start with them not seeing the sun more than two months a year.

What? They don't already? Hmm...

Couldn't we just say they are punished enough?

 
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If Israel actually DID have a "state terror" apparatus worthy of the name, this is where it wd come in real handy. A few kilos of plastique in the Sor-Trondelag parliament cafeteria at lunchtime, then a prompt offer of Israel's world-class emergency medical technicians to help patch up the smithereened Norwegians...GREAT FOR GOODWILL!

"I've always found you accomplish a lot more with a kind word, and a gun, than just a kind word alone."

 
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Disgusting!

 
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Great news. With a few more countries joining up, maybe the oppression will cease.

 
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lol, the arab muslims in gaza/judea/israel have the highest living standards of any arab muslim in the entire middle east.

So what constitutes oppression?

Living under non-muslim rule!

 
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