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It urges member states "ensure that imports of settlement products do not benefit from preferential tariffs." It wants them clearly labeled. They originate in illegal areas.
The report is advisory. Recommending divestment exceeds previous ones. It's a step in the right direction. Without teeth it doesn't bite.
Maybe next time. Better late than never. It's high time Israeli lawlessness was addressed. Palestinians can only do so much on their own. They need help. It's sorely lacking.
A Final Comment
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is more despot than democrat. Broken clocks are right twice daily. Erdogan governs the same way. Once in a while he does something right. Doing so doesn't make up for when he's wrong.
He's Washington's useful stooge. He's mindless of international law. He helped NATO wage war on Libya. He's Obama's lead attack dog on Syria.
On February 27, he spoke at a UN Vienna conference. He discussed Western Islamophobia. He argued that UN and European officials aren't doing enough to address Muslim intolerance.
He mentioned Zionism. He called it a "crime against humanity." He compared it to anti-Semitism, fascism, and Islamophobia, saying:
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