UN Rights Expert’s Boycott Call Angers U.S. And Israel [View all]

By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, October 25, 2012 17:47 EDT

UNITED NATIONS — The United States and Israel on Thursday slammed a call by an outspoken UN rights expert for a boycott of companies helping Israel’s settlement expansion in the Palestinian territories.

US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said the boycott appeal by Richard Falk would “poison the environment for peace.” An Israeli spokeswoman criticized the “distasteful sideshow.”

Falk, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, said the UN General Assembly and civil society should boycott international firms that help expand Israeli settlements.

He singled out Caterpillar, Hewlett Packard and Motorola of the United States, Veolia Environment of France, G4S of Britain, Dexia of Belgium, Volvo Group and Assa Abloy of Sweden, Ahava, Elbit Systems and Mehadrin of Israel, Riwal Holding Group of the Netherlands and Cemex of Mexico.

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111 replies	Author	Time	Post
UN Rights Expert’s Boycott Call Angers U.S. And Israel [View all]	Purveyor	Oct 2012	OP
U.N. Palestinian Rights Official Posts Anti-Semitic Cartoon	oberliner	Oct 2012	#1
Richard Falk is too loony to be taken seriously as an 'expert'	LeftishBrit	Oct 2012	#2
Anyone who is too loony or too corrupt ...	holdencaufield	Oct 2012	#3
You might ought to apply... I hear they are 'hiring'...	Purveyor	Oct 2012	#8
I can't ...	holdencaufield	Oct 2012	#9
What a load of utter nonsense...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#10
Richard Falk hates Israel and Jews. That's what this is about.	shira	Oct 2012	#12
Actually this is about calls to boycott the settlements...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#14
It's about Richard Falk and the UN's call to boycott.	shira	Oct 2012	#16
Are you incapable of reading the OP? It's about a call to boycott the settlements...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#18
Did you miss the parts about Richard Falk in the OP?	shira	Oct 2012	#19
I'm at a loss as to why anyone claiming to be LW would be opposed to boycotting the settlements...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#21
You should read up on J-Street opposition to boycotting settlements.	shira	Oct 2012	#29
They're a rather conflicted bunch...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#34
you oppose a boycot against settlement products	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#26
If I had my way, there'd already be 2 states and no more settlements to boycott.	shira	Oct 2012	#30
why are you bringing Olmerts plan up again?	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#46
Because both the Geneva Initiative people and Abbas/Erekat....	shira	Oct 2012	#48
If Abbas as you claim thoight so highly of Olmerts plan then why	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#52
Abbas: Olmert Was Close to Peace Deal	shira	Oct 2012	#54
that is not what I asked you why are playing this hand now?	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#55
You just claimed Abbas thought Olmert's offer was shit.	shira	Oct 2012	#96
"But nice try running interference for Abbas' rejectionism."	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#99
You were wrong. And I never claimed it wasn't Abbas rejectionism. n/t	shira	Nov 2012	#102
really was I? about what the offer being meaningless	azurnoir	Nov 2012	#105
no it's not.	Shaktimaan	Nov 2012	#110
You really have to wonder how anyone who's LW could be opposed to boycotting the settlements...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#4
This message was self-deleted by its author	Purveyor	Oct 2012	#5
J-Street opposes boycotts. n/t	shira	Oct 2012	#20
and?????? n/t	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#22
and J-Street isn't leftwing enough for you? n/t	shira	Oct 2012	#32
no I was more curious why you were tossing in a group that you've condemned	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#41
Violet wanted to know about LW opposition to boycotts	shira	Oct 2012	#44
they can not participate which is wise they would likely lose their tax exempt status	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#50
This message was self-deleted by its author	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#49
Which boycotts? Boycotting the settlements?	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#24
Yes. n/t	shira	Oct 2012	#31
I'm not sure why you think it matters...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#35
They are against the BDS movement boycotting all of Israel	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#42
You're wrong. See link in post #29 above. n/t	shira	Oct 2012	#43
If J-Street were to participate they would lose their tax exempt status	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#51
Don't forget Canada! They're so very, very angry right now...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#6
ya that seems to be the ticket in these parts	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#7
The US government was enraged too	King_David	Oct 2012	#11
Obama is loathed among the FreeGaza, ISM, BDS, Mondoweiss crowd...	shira	Oct 2012	#13
It's interesting how nothing you post relates to anything yr replying to...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#17
You brought up Canada. Obama's stance is similar as KD wrote.	shira	Oct 2012	#25
Yes, I brought them up coz they were having a whinge...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#28
WRT Richard Falk, Obama is just as upset as Canada	shira	Oct 2012	#33
I'm not interested in indulging yr fixation with Mr Falk...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#36
You're the one singling out Canada when it's the US leading the way	shira	Oct 2012	#37
OH NOES!! How dare I bring up the RW Canadian govt and slag them off!!	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#38
It's not just Canada when the USA is leading the way. So you're slagging...	shira	Oct 2012	#39
You really need to stop making stuff up about what I did...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#40
At the very least, you could condemn Falk but support his boycott call.	shira	Oct 2012	#47
At the very least, you could apologise for deliberately claiming I don't support the Democrats...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#62
Well Obama and the Democratic Party	King_David	Oct 2012	#67
That's got nothing to do with the dishonest claim that I don't support the Democrats...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#69
I didn't claim anything. I asked you a question.	shira	Oct 2012	#98
It was a 'have you stopped beating yr wife?' questions	Violet_Crumble	Nov 2012	#107
Like you ' I support the Democrats'	King_David	Oct 2012	#57
yes it is a remouthing of Susan Rices words that are stated in the OP	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#58
And so ? nt	King_David	Oct 2012	#59
thanks you got my point apparently n/t	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#60
Umm ok...	King_David	Oct 2012	#61
I thought you were leaving. You said goodbye further down the thread...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#63
"yr fixation with Mr Falk"	King_David	Oct 2012	#53
The OP is about a call to boycott the settlements...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#64
Educate yourself on Canada	King_David	Oct 2012	#56
Already educated. Maybe you could educate yrself more about Canada...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#65
It's just further proof what a great liberal progressive	King_David	Oct 2012	#68
Canada has an extremist RW Muslim-hating bigot as a foreign minister...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#70
True but if only Australia was nearly as progressive as Canada	King_David	Oct 2012	#71
Huh? Unlike Canada, we've got a LW government...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#72
Unlike Australia the progressiveness of Canada is not	King_David	Oct 2012	#73
The current Canadian govt is NOT progressive at all. They're RW wankers...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#74
I guess (as you keep telling me ) you never understood my post again	King_David	Oct 2012	#75
No, I think you make no sense	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#78
To be honest I found this post very muddled and difficult to understand	King_David	Oct 2012	#85
It was a very simple question. Do you oppose boycotting the settlements?	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#89
Newsflash , LGBT rights ,Gay Rights etc	King_David	Oct 2012	#76
Newsflash. There's many issues that are just as important	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#77
Yep as i predicted ,that's the view I have	King_David	Oct 2012	#82
I doubt a belief that all human rights are important is unique to Australian LWers	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#84
Thank you for your revealing reply.nt	King_David	Oct 2012	#86
No worries. I hope it does reveal that many of us support human rights for all minority groups...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#88
another news flash	azurnoir	Oct 2012	#79
Nope you got it wrong	King_David	Oct 2012	#80
This is an inconvenient truth for some	oberliner	Oct 2012	#81
I know it's weird to think I have to have these kind of " debates "	King_David	Oct 2012	#83
I don't know what 'debate' you think yr having...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#87
I agree that is a disgusting thing to say,	King_David	Oct 2012	#90
Really? I'm impressed!	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#91
You posted a post of mine out of context,but thanks, I am proud to say I do not give a fuck...	King_David	Nov 2012	#100
The context was that LUcas said 'I hate Muslims'	Violet_Crumble	Nov 2012	#106
No I will not alert ,prefer people to see these posts nt	King_David	Nov 2012	#108
Don't let them bully you	oberliner	Oct 2012	#92
No-one's bullying anyone, not even the ones who've accused me of really nasty stuff...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#93
" I'd prefer to stay out of that sort of stuff"	King_David	Oct 2012	#94
Always have, and I don't like being dragged into it...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#95
My views are identical to the Obama administration's and	King_David	Nov 2012	#101
I asked you whether you opposed boycotting the settlements	Violet_Crumble	Nov 2012	#104
It's disruptive to say I share the same views as Obama	King_David	Nov 2012	#109
Obama would be called a "hasbarist" and a "Zionist stooge" by some here	oberliner	Nov 2012	#111
It's all part of the game	oberliner	Oct 2012	#97
I'll ask you again obie. Have I done something to piss you off?	Violet_Crumble	Nov 2012	#103
I'm not sure what you think was a ridiculous statement...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#15
Nah it's understood by a general audience	King_David	Oct 2012	#23
What's understood? Again yr making no sense...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#27
Bye bye	King_David	Oct 2012	#45
Yeah, probably not such a great idea to say that post was nasty, not when you've said that yrself...	Violet_Crumble	Oct 2012	#66