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Yellow Stars -
By Dr. Steven Plaut 17 Oct 2002
France is now leading an initiative in the EU to require that any Israeli
products sold in Europe but manufactured in the Jordan Valley, East
Jerusalem or elsewhere in the "West Bank" or Gaza Strip be labeled
"made in Palestine" or "made in occupied Palestine". The idea is that
not only can peace-loving Frenchies boycott the product, but that these
would be subject to import duties because they would not be counted
under the tariff agreements between the EU and Israel.
But it gets better: The EU does also have a tariff agreement with
the Palestinian Authority that allows its exports to enter Europe
with little or no duties.
So what France is really proposing is that only things produced
by JEWS living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip be subject to
duties, tariffs and import quotas, but not things produced in the
same areas by Arabs.
Which raises an interesting question: When products enter Europe from
the West Bank and Gaza, how will the peace-loving, progressive
Europeans be able to tell if they were made by Arabs or Jews?
I would like to help. Why not just make all boxes entering Europe with
things produced by Jews carry a large yellow star? And since all of
Israel is occupied Palestine, why not have ALL things made by Jews in
Israel also carry a yellow star? And then to make sure the sneaks do not
try to slip things in through companies in other countries owned by Jews,
why not make all things made by all Jews everywhere carry a yellow star
when they enter Europe? And then it goes without saying that any Jews
walking about in Europe should also wear yellow stars, just to be sure....
Mental Health Warning: the so-called Liberal/Socialist "news" media
have been known to cause memory loss, mass confusion and
psychosis. Should symptoms occur, apply large doses of reality, faith
and common sense!!
(Plaut teaches business and economics at the University of Haifa, Israel)splaut@econ.haifa.ac.il
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