Ha’aretz reports that the Belgian government is considering a commercial boycott of Israel. This would severely affect Israel’s diamond trade, as Belgium is an important supplier of rough diamonds to Israel.
This type of boycott would totally destroy any ability of Europe to claim to be fair players in the search for peace. Even while Arab states complain that the United States is biased against the Palestinians they have never boycotted Palestinian goods.
If this occurs, Israel should work to cut Belgium out of the loop and import diamonds directly from the countries that mine them. Secondly, all those interested in working to real peace should boycott Belgian goods. No more Belgian chocolates, they are not good for you, or peace.
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