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Gulf States Hail EU Plans On Israel Settlements
2013-07-21
[AnNahar] The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council welcomed on Saturday EU plans to ban its 28 members from dealing with Jewish settlements, hoping the move would push forward peace efforts.
That's the peace of the grave for the party of the first part, of course.
The guidelines, published in the EU's Official Journal Friday, forbid EU member states from funding or dealing with entities in territories occupied by the Jewish state in 1967.

Officials have warned of a serious crisis between the European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
 and Israel over the move.

The GCC states "welcome the European Union's decision which they hope will back international efforts to revive peace talks between Paleostinians and Israel, and press Israel to end its occupation of Paleostinian territories," said their chief Abdullatif al-Zayani.

Zayani described the decision as "wise and reflects the EU's solid stance in rejecting Israel's settlement policy and its confiscating of Paleostinian territories in a clear violation of all agreements, international law, and U.N. resolutions."

Settlement building in the territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War is considered illegal under international law and has been the main point of contention between Israel and the Paleostinians.

On Friday U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you know Kerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat, conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
 announced Israeli and Paleostinian negotiators have agreed to establish the basis for resuming direct peace talks that have been frozen for three years.

The GCC countries are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
 and the United Arab Emirates.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Stop fucking with Israel.
Posted by: newc   2013-07-21 15:12  

#1  With work and luck, we could push this to a total ban on commerce and trade with people in the West Bank.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2013-07-21 11:35  

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