Tangled in Their Own Web
Feb 28th, 2006 at 10:12 am by Susie
You’d almost think they didn’t have any more career diplomats left to tell them these things… oh wait, they chased them all away, didn’t they?
The parent company of a Dubai-based firm at the center of a political storm in the US over the purchase of American ports participates in the Arab boycott against Israel, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
The Jerusalem Post notes that “US law bars firms from complying with such requests or cooperating with attempts by Arab governments to boycott Israel.” Once upon a time, opposing such boycotts was important to the Bush Administration. From the BBC, 5/11/02:
“The US government is strongly opposed to restrictive trade practices or boycotts targeted at Israel,” said Undersecretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Kenneth Juster.
US law bars firms from complying with such requests or cooperating with attempts by Arab governments to boycott Israel.
Which U.S. law is that, when was it passed and who were its sponsors? I may have overlooked it but I didn’t see any referenced in Michael Freund’s JPost article. Oh well, there’s always thomas.loc.gov I suppose…
If these *creatures* had ever had an even handed policy regarding Israel, they wouldn’t be in this situation. It will please me no end to see these jerks screwed by their own cheating, lying, and hypocracy. The doves come home to roost. Good.
Gug