Translation of "Office for the Boycott Israel " (English → French) :

The CUPE resolution calls for the boycott of goods and services from Israel, sanctions, and divestment of investments in Israel.

– I agree with the last supplementary question and the answer given, and in that spirit note how idiotic it was to demand the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, as some did, or to talk about a boycott of universities in Israel. This is completely counterproductive.

That is why I welcome the President-in-Office's commitment this afternoon to work with Israel and the other parties on free movement, to facilitate the movement of 20 000 Gaza residents who work in Israel and to lift the blockages of borders of land, sea and air. Gaza cannot be economically viable otherwise.

It reads as follows: The Egyptian Union of Chambers of Commerce has called on its members to boycott Israel and to refrain from all bilateral or multilateral co-operation with it, including with the State of Israel.

It represents in many ways a secondary boycott which the United States has said in the past it totally disapproves of in respect of the Arab boycott of Israel.

------ ANNEX COUNCIL DECISION of 19 April 1994 on a joint action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union, in support of the Middle East Peace Process THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Articles J.3 and J.11 thereof, Having regard to the general guidelines issued by the European Council of 29 October 1993, Having regard to the framework for joint action agreed by the European Council on 10-11 December 1993, Considering Article C of the Treaty on European Union, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 (a) The European Union, in order to wor ...[+++]k for the conclusion of a comprehensive peace in the Middle East based on the relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions, will: - participate in international arrangements agreed by the parties to guarantee peace in the context of the process begun in Madrid; - use its influence to encourage all the parties to support the peace process unconditionally on the basis of the invitations to the Madrid Conference and work for the strengthening of democracy and respect for human rights; - make its contribution to defining the future shape of relations between the regional parties in the context of the Arms Control and Regional Security Working Group (b) The European Union will: - develop its role in the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee responsible for the co-ordination of international aid to the Occupied Territories; - maintain its leading role in the Regional Economic Development Working Group (REDWG) and develop its participation in other multilateral groups; - consider additional ways in which it might contribute towards the development of the region (c) The European Union will: - pursue confidence-building measures which it has submitted to the parties; - pursue demarches to the Arab States with the aim of securing an end to the boycott of Israel; - closely follow the future of Israeli settlements throughout the Occupied Territ ...