The Caretaker Cabinet Now Wants To End The Import From Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Territories As Soon As Possible. How Long That Process Will Take is Still Uncleear.
That Said Caretaker Minister David van Weel (Foreign Affairs, VVD) Wednesday Evening in the House of Representatives. Accordance to the minister, The Boycott Can Be Arranged Most Quickly Through Existing Sanctions Legislation. For that, a general administrative order (amvb) must first be made.
From Weel Wants To Work Together with Other EU Countries because they probably face the same problems, Such as the Enforceability of a Boycott.
A majority of the house of representatives hens the cabinet to speed up the introduction of the boycott. ESpeciate the opposition urged this for a long time.
Van Weel Now Wants To Get To Work Quickly On This, Following the House. But “How Long That Process Takes, I Do Not Know,” Said van Weel.
Also VVD is Now for Stricter Sanctions
With the vvd on board, there is a majority in the house to impose national sanctions on Israel. “Tempo” must now be made with the national import ban, Said VVD Member of Parliament Eric van der Burg.
Until Recently, The VVD Rejected National Sanctions Against Israel. The party wanted to arrange this first through the eu or through a Group of European Countries.
There were also Practical Objections to a National Boycott of Israeli Products, Accordination to the Cabinet. “That is not a matter of a simple push of a button, after that there is no more trade from illegal settlements,” Said Ruben Brekelmans, The VVD Member WHO Was Letterly Minister of Foreign Affairs Two Week AGO.
But the European Route has not succeeded, IT recently Became clearing a European Summit in Copenhagen on this subject. The Member States Are Still Divided.