Dov Weissglass: "Israel is dependent economically on Europe"

In a little-publicised speech, Dov Weissglass,former advisor and bureau chief to prime minister Ariel Sharon, clearly explained the thinking behind the Israel's change of heart over marking the products produced in Occupied Territories as such rather than stamping them with the "Made in Israel" logo.

The original position was as follows:

Weissglas ... said Israel had been ignoring the European Union and European Economic Area (EEA) demand that it mark such products [Ed. - as being made in Occupied Territories] out of "national pride, and based on the position that all our producers are citizens of Israel, and we must not yield to the political discrimination Europe was demanding."

However, when that bastion of the Zionist commercial support, Marks & Spencers, returned millions of Israeli goods, presumably due to non-compliance with the EU demands, the Zionist regime quickly capitulated ordering the marking of "the products in keeping with European demands".

There is also in that speech some interesting points concerning the recognition that the EU plays a major role in keeping the Zionist Entity "alive" economically:

Weissglas said Israel is dependent economically on Europe, and militarily on the United States. "$4 billion, a quarter of all American military aid, goes to Israel.

Without Europe and the States we'd be like the Palestinians, surviving on $200 a month," he said.

In light of this, it would seem that, in fact, political activism in Europe as well in the United States does have a chance, if properly directed, to affect the conduct of the Zionist entity.

There is also appears to be a seeming support for evacuation of the settlements:

"Only one state out of 188 supports the settlement project, and that's Israel. The world doesn't care about historic rights, it cares about reality. The reality is that there are 2 million Palestinians living in the territories, but only 300,000 Israelis."

"Now that we've left the Gaza Strip, we will give back the rest of the territories sooner or later, and every single settler will have to leave," he said.

Well, let's hope this would come sooner rather than later. In the meantime, some political organising and activism would go a long way in making this a reality.