“The EU and the U.S. consider Hamas a terrorist organization. We should be careful”. These are the words of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, head of the main opposition Republican People’s Party in Turkey. He told this to Turkish NTV television Monday. While the supposed to be Christian west stand united against Israel, the Islamic Prime Minister of… Read More The West unites against Israel. Turkey divided
Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann announced over the weekend that the bank had sold its holdings in Israeli defense company Elbit Systems. The surprising announcement was made during the annual shareholder meeting of Germany’s largest bank. “Deutsche Bank is out and no longer has a part in Elbit Systems,” Ackermann declared. Before the announcement, representatives… Read More Deutsche Bank boycotts Israeli military supplier to NATO
Israel is a “rogue state,” a “terror state way beyond apartheid”. This is a statement by Britain’s largest trade union – Unite -. During its annual conference in Manchester last Thursday, the union voted for voted for a total boycott of Israeli products and services. The Union when beyond calling Israel an apartheid state, a… Read More UK’s largest union votes to boycott Israel
Swiss lawmakers rejected a deal to hand over 4,450 names of wealthy Americans who held secret offshore accounts with Swiss bank UBS. The rejection of the bill, which was voted 104 to 76, with 16 abstentions, came even as Switzerland’s upper house had last week voted for it. The bill would now go back to… Read More Swiss parliament snubs US demand for secret bank accounts
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