Livni Warns: No Peace Talks May Lead to EU Boycott

Arutz Sheva - Israel National News ^ | First Publish: 7/2/2013, 3:14 AM | Elad Benari

[haffast]

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni warned on Monday that Israel runs the risk of a European economic boycott if it fails to advance peace talks with the Palestinian Authority.

"You cannot deal only with economic issues and ignore the political issue and the importance of a two-state solution," she told delegates at an accountancy conference in Eilat, according to AFP.

"Europe is boycotting products. And, true, it is starting with the settlements but their problem is with Israel, which is perceived as a colonial state, so it won't only stop with the settlements, but will (reach) Israel as a whole," warned Livni.

Livni was referring to plans by the European Union to start separately labelling products from Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem.

In February, the EU formally recommended that its 27 member states “prevent” Israeli activity in Judea and Samaria through an economic boycott of Jewish industry in those regions. Tens of thousands of Palestinian Arabs are employed in Jewish-owned industry in the area.

The EU's boycott recommendation came to light in the publication of the EU’s Jerusalem Report 2012, in which the European body recommends that its members avoid financial transactions with Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria.

EU foreign ministers, including Britain’s William Hague and Laurent Fabius of France, have indicated they would back the labeling initiative.

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[haffast]

""There are some who breathed a sigh of relief when he(edit: Kerry) left, as if everything was over. People, we are still here with the problem and we will continue to make efforts to resolve it."

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[American in Israel]

Er, Tippi, you already have a boycott. If you were to give your land, your life and your nation to the Jihadi, I doubt the EU would even bother to come piss on your grave.

Get some woman and stand your ground!

[familyop]

Well, buy products of Israel then. Boycott European products!

[MestaMachine]

livni is reason 7,282 for duct tape.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks haffast. Zippy’s an idiot, or plays one on TV.

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[flaglady47]

Said intentionally by Livni for political gain, to the detriment of her own country.