Freddy Versluys, an influential arms trade lobbyist in Belgium, claims he hasn’t sold weapons to Israel for 15 or 20 years; papers from the Flemish authorities suggest otherwise.
About one-tenth of all EU trade with Israel may pass through the diamond center of Antwerp, so it’s no surprise that the West is keeping mum on how diamond sales finance crimes against the Palestinian people.
Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 19:32
Palestinians and international solidarity activists around the world call for a week of action against Israel’s illegal wall in the West Bank. Activists from 18 countries on 5 continents are participating.