Israel - Sanctions looming

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I have stated that Israel would have to be forced to the Peace Table.
Israeli PM Netanyahu has thrown roadblock after roadblock into the last peace process.
From announcing settlements as the VP US arrives to interfering in the last election by backing Romney.

It is time this festering sore be finalized with a 2 State - 2 viable states is the only solution.

Yes Israel should have troops on the Jordanian border.

Control access points into and out of Gaza-Palestine.

Jerusalem split into 2 Capitals.

Jews & Christians to have more access to the Temple Mount.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Mount

Palestine to have No military capability.
A police force yes-No other capability.

The other issue is how to address the radicals who will attack Israel.

EU sets itself on collision course with Israel by threatening ‘sanctions’ over West Bank settlements | National Post

The European Union has set itself on a collision course with Israel after drawing up a list of sanctions to be imposed if the country takes steps that would make the establishment of a Palestinian state impossible.

In what amounts to Europe’s toughest line yet with the Israeli government, punishments such as trade restrictions could be imposed if continued settlement-building on occupied land is deemed to be at odds with reaching a two-state solution — defined as an independent Palestine alongside Israel.

A catalogue of measures has been set out in a secret document prepared by the European External Action Service and distributed to the EU’s 28 member states. While diplomats are shying away from characterizing the measures as “sanctions,” the paper — the contents of which are said to be at the early discussion stage — advocates a “carrot and stick” approach to relations with Israel.

NY Times’ Friedman Says Many in US ‘Fed Up’ with Israel | Jewish News From WorldJewishDaily.com
In an interview on Saturday with Israel's Channel 2, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said that many Americans are becoming “fed up” with Israel.

He said he believes Israel is not doing its utmost to facilitate peace talks with the Palestinians and likened Israel's request that Abbas recognize it as a Jewish state to asking him "to sing Hatikva in a perfect Yiddish accent.”

In an op-ed last Tuesday entitled “Just Knock it Off” Freidman wrote that “Israel today really is behaving like a spoiled child.”
 
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MHz

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How about some 3rd party Judges at the UN do the legal stuff as that should take years to sift through the info available. In the meantime sifting through the rubble would probably be higher on the local's list.
Any general contractors chosen for the $6B refit yet? Seems like as soon asd Egypt got involved with the cash the tunnels that were being used got closed down and no new crossings opened up. That was a few weeks ago, haven't seen one headline since.
 

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As a human rights matter, considering the economic impact of sanctions on innocent individuals, it would seem that at the very least, sanctions should be counterbalanced by allowing citizens of the sanctioned country to work in the sanctioning country.

This would also ensure that the sanctions are motivated by sincere motives and are not just a pretext for protectionism.
 

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They can do all the sanctions they want the problem is everything Europe sells
will be supplied by America and Canada in an hour. When it comes to America
and Canada Israel gets a deal.