Saturday, December 17, 2005
At a time when some Arab states are starting to increase trade with Israel (see: YNet: Egyptian-Israeli trade soars 130 percent), one Norwegian County has taken a step backward.
Trøndelag County decides to boycott Israeli products
The notion was filed by a member of the Red Coalition (Communist Factions) and was supported by members of the Christian Progressive Party.
The support provided by the Christian progressive Party is considered huge shift in positions, especially since it is known of ideology which does not support the Palestinians, and in took several positions which were considered by some countries as anti-Arab and anti-Muslim.
Also, the Labor parties, leftist and central parties supported the proposal.
The approved decision binds all municipalities in the county not to buy or sell Israeli products, which are widely spread there.
This development was considered a dramatic shift in Norway, especially after the County council considered the Israeli occupation similar to the apartheid regime which existed in South Africa.
Recently, campaigns to boycott Israeli products in Norway have showed effective presence after it was scaled down in the last period. It started to develop again after the Left regained control over the country...