Bruce's MidEast Soundbites

Capturing the MidEast in short soundbites: poignant reflections by people who understand the complexities of the Middle East. My philosophy is: "less is more." You won't agree with everything that's here, but I'm confident you will find it interesting! Excepting the titles, my own comments are minimal. Instead I rely on news sources to string together what I hope is an interesting, politically challenging, non-partisan, non-ideological narrative.

Friday, July 13, 2012

The French Get It Right

60 Years of Friendship between Israel and France - Joint Issue
These stamps commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first flight from Israel to France and of the State of Israel's independence. That flight symbolizes the beginning of the ties and cooperation that exist between the two countries.

France Penalizes Boycott of Israeli Products -Peter Martino

[T]he Supreme Court of France ruled that publicly calling for the boycott of Israeli products is a case of incitement to discrimination on the basis of nationality, and as such is illegal under French law.

France is the only country in Europe where calling for a boycott of Israeli products has been prohibited.

In France, calling for a boycott of Israeli products is treated in the same manner as would be a call for a boycott of Islamic products.

(Gatestone Institute)

2 comments:

LHwrites said...: The French get it right more often than they are credited for by the U.S.; Sunday, July 15, 2012 3:05:00 PM
Bruce said...: Indeed...they are very good at anti-terror stuff.; Sunday, July 15, 2012 6:28:00 PM