Comedy gold from Saeb Erekat
A friend forwarded to me this email from former? chief 'Palestinian' From: saab mohamed saab_er55@yahoo.comSo Israel passing a law prohibiting Israelis from participating in a boycott of the 'settlements' is going to prevent other countries from boycotting Israel? Maybe this law is even better than I thought it was.
To:
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:18 AM
Subject: from saeb erakat
Press Release
July 11, 2011
Palestine Liberation Organization
Negotiations Office
Dr. Erakat: “A Knesset vote to make the boycott of Israeli settlement products punishable by law will send a clear message that Israel is not committed to a two–state solution”
Chief Palestinian Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, strongly condemned a new bill introduced in the Israeli Parliament (the “Knesset”) which would ban all initiatives to boycott the State of Israel, including the boycott of settlement products.
“A Knesset vote to make the boycott of Israeli settlement products punishable by law will send a clear message that Israel is not committed to a two–state solution,” stated Dr. Erekat.
Dr. Erekat called on the international community to take a strong and principled position on the proposed Israeli law: “Under this new bill, Israel would be empowered to sanction those members of the international community who, in keeping with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, refuse to recognize the illegal situation associated with Israel’s settlement enterprise in occupied Palestinian territory.” Dr. Erekat noted that under international law, colonization is a war crime.
Dr. Erekat called on the international community to recognize the State of Palestine on the 1967 border as a way to legitimize Palestine and to stop Israel’s expansionism. “This is not about ‘disputed territories.’ It is about an occupied country and Israel’s attempt to maintain its illegal occupation,” he added. “The Knesset is not only trying to block any return to meaningful negotiations based on the 1967 border, but it is also attempting to make other countries complicit by forcing them to remain silent,” he stated.
Dr. Erekat, who just returned from meetings in Washington, D.C. regarding the State of Palestine’s intention to submit an application for United Nations membership, called on all peace-loving countries to support Palestine’s bid to become a member-state of the UN which he argued will help to protect the territorial integrity of the State of Palestine.
saab_er55@yahoo.com
Heh.
Labels: BDS, delegtimizing Israel, Saeb Erekat
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:09 PM
1 Comments:
If Saeb Erekat is against it, I'm for it! I had my doubts about this proposed bill but it will now sail through its third reading. The Arabs have always been more effective proponents of Zionism than the Jews!
Heh
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