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Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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House passes Saudi boycott plea
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution urging the Bush administration to call on Saudi Arabia to end its boycott of Israel.
Wednesday´s resolution aims to pressure Saudi Arabia to live up to its obligations to end the boycott under the World Trade Organization. WTO nations are not permitted to boycott other members.
In return for U.S. support for its ascension to the WTO, Saudi Arabia reportedly promised to end its participation in the Arab boycott of Israel. Since then, however, Saudi Arabia has said repeatedly that it will continue to enforce the boycott.
It also hosted of the Organization of the Islamic Conference’s annual meeting for officers responsible for enforcing the boycott of Israel.
Study: Anti-Semitism down, but high
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States decreased slightly in 2005, according to a new report.
The Anti-Defamation League’s audit, which looked at anti-Semitic activity across the United States in 2005, recorded 1,757 such incidents last year.
The numbers are down slightly from the 1,821 incidents in 2004, which constituted the highest level of anti-Semitic activity in nine years.
U.S. drug makers ask to block Israel
Some U.S. drug companies requested that Israel be kept out of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which made the request in writing last Friday to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, says Israel doesn’t provide adequate intellectual property protection for U.S. pharmaceutical companies operating there. Joining the OECD is a main Israeli foreign policy goal.
In November 2005, Congress passed a non-binding resolution supporting Israeli membership in the OECD.
Israeli officer-stockbroker disciplined
A senior Israeli air force officer was disciplined for running a stockbroking service on his base.
The lieutenant colonel, a commander of Israel’s Arrow anti-missile system, was removed from his post Wednesday and banned from taking up any other senior position for two years.
The air force chief, Maj. Gen. Eliezer Shkedy, said the officer had displayed “conduct unbecoming” in pooling money from comrades and subordinates to invest in the stock market.
The bid, which caused financial losses for several servicemen, was exposed in a recent Israeli newspaper report and embarrassed the air force.
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