Israel Matzav

Arabs threaten Australia with trade sanctions

The Arabs are reacting the way they always do when someone doesn't see things they're way. They're acting like spoiled children whose candy was taken away by threatening Australia with trade sanctions over its insistence on referring to 'east' Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria as something other than 'occupied territory.' This is from the first link.

"We asked the government to reverse this position," Abdulhadi said of the diplomatic protest.
He threatened that trade sanctions could be put in place against Canberra if the government persisted with its stance, which he said left Australia isolated.

"It depends on the reaction of the Australian government," he said, adding that the issue could also be taken to the United Nations General Assembly. "Unfortunately I think there will be negative consequences for the (Australian) government."

Australia's export trade with the Middle East is significant, accounting for billions of dollars annually, particularly in wheat and meat, with Qatar and Jordan being major markets for live sheep.

"We want to maintain the trade and we will work very hard with them to ensure that that happens," Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss told reporters on Friday.

Abdulhadi said he would meet Foreign Minister Julie Bishop next week and was hopeful that, after being threatened, Australia could explain the decision.

"Maybe we can avoid all this sort of thing if we can have good discussions," he said.

Something tells me that Julie Bishop is quite capable of handling Mr. Abdulhadi.

 Heh.

Labels: Arab honor, Arab League, Australia, East Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, Julie Bishop, occupation, Organization of Islamic Countries

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:06 AM