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| Israel Begins Implementing Economic Sanctions Against Palestinians |
| 2014-04-29 |
| [Ynet] In wake of unity deal with Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,, bid to join UN organizations, Israel begins to implement slew of economic sanctions against Paleostinians, day before talks set to reach deadline. Israel has begun implementing economic sanctions against the Paleostinians, after threatening to do so in wake of their new bid to join some UN organizations and recently announced unity deal between rival Fatah and Hamas, a senior Paleostinian told Ynet Monday evening, a mere day before peace talks reach their deadline. Israel confirmed additional sanctions Monday, saying has frozen plans to build housing for Paleostinians in Area C of the West Bank, which is under full Israeli control. An official from the Defense Ministry's administration in the Paleostinian territories said that the decision was made after the Paleostinian Authority applied to join a dozen international organizations and treaties, including the Geneva Conventions last month. Paleostinian President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas ... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial... signed the applications in a live televised ceremony after Israel failed to carry out the release of 26 long-term Paleostinian prisoners to which it agreed last summer as part of US brokered peace talks. The Paleostinians announced a renewed bid Sunday night, promising to join some 60 organizations. The source further told Ynet that Israel informed the Paleostinian leadership of its intention to begin deducing debt owed by the Paleostinians from tax funds Israel collects on its behalf, as punishment for the recent moves. The news will likely further strain relations with Washington. An Israeli official told the New York Times ...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... Monday evening that Israel had in the past received "a specific commitment from the American administration" backing its decision not to negotiate with any government which includes Hamas -- a group classified as terror organization by Israel, US and EU. Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu recently said that Hamas is planning to start a new Holocaust. Source details sanctions Israel collects taxes for the Paleostinian Authority worth roughly half a billion shekel a month, which includes VAT on products intended for the West Bank and Gazoo. According to the senior Paleostinian source, Israel regularly deducts a 100 million shekel from the funds for past debts by the Paleostinians to Israel Electric Corporation which supplies the West Bank and Gazoo, and sewage services. However, some men learn by reading. A few learn by observation. The rest have to pee on the electric fence for themselves... the source said that Israel has now raised its fixed deduction to 132 million in response to the UN bid. The PA is facing a serious financial crisis, and the cut is expected to further threaten its cash flow. However the cut will not lead to a break down in the PA's ability to enforce the rule of law and pay salaries to its security organs and officials. The source further said that the PA requested a monthly transfer of some $100 million from the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... , fearing Israel would further threaten economic instability. The source claimed that Israel's announcement was passed onto Paleostinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah as well as a number of Paleostinian officials by Maj.-Gen. Yoav Morderchai, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, who refused to comment but said it acts in accordance to decision made by the political echelon. A list of the sanctions Israel is expected to implement was also given after Israel announced it would freeze Paleostinian construction in the West Bank: 1. The authorization for installing a G3 cellular network in the West Bank would be canceled. 2. The authorization for extending the activities of Paleostinian mobile network Wataniya Mobile would be canceled. 3. No meetings at the ministerial or ministry director general level would be allowed to take place between Israelis and their Paleostinian counterparts. 4. A freeze in a program which was expected to see some 14,000 dunam in Area C turned into Paleostinian agriculture lands. 5. A freeze in deepwater drilling in the Gazoo Marine gas field. 6. A freeze in funds transfers belonging to Paleostinians in Israeli banks 7. Harming the freedom of movement enjoyed by senior Paleostinian polticians and businessmen who have a VIP pass. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 They gonna cut off shipments of concrete tunnel liners? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-04-29 11:06 |
| #1 actions have consequences, even for Paleos |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-04-29 10:44 |