By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Palestinian leadership is preventing Palestinians from buying Israeli sheep and calves.
This is now a serious bone of contention.
Israel responded that if Palestinians continue with this policy, Israel will no longer buy Palestinian agricultural products.
Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Major General Kamil Abu Rukun, said: “Israel will not allow boycotts of any kind against Israeli produce." He continued: “Because of the Palestinian Authority's unilateral decision, which is hurting the economies of both sides, and after several inquiries to resolve the issue on various levels, I have warned that if the situation does not return to normal, we will not allow much of the Palestinian agricultural produce to enter Israel."
Palestinian government spokesman Ibrahim Melhem responded that Palestinians have the right to diversity in the items in its markets, including replacing Israeli products with Arab products.
This kind of economic gaming will hurt and even destroy the local economies. There is no doubt that it is much more efficient to trade locally.
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