Further evidence of how screwed-up America is when it comes to Israel/Palestine. The AP reports that a Swedish company, Assa Abloy, the world's largest lockmaker, is moving a factory from the apartheid West Bank following church groups' complaints:
The announcement followed
a critical report by the Church of Sweden, aid group Diakonia and
SwedWatch, a nonprofit group that monitors the conduct of Swedish
businesses. The report said Assa Abloy disrespects international
humanitarian law by conducting business in occupied territory…
"Assa Abloy can only in this context regret that the
inappropriateness has not been noted internally, during the eight years
of ownership, of having a production unit on the West Bank," the
company said in a statement.
Now compare that to the U.S. Obama says that Palestinians are suffering the most. He is condemned and forced to retract the statement. Jimmy Carter points out the obvious and is stoned as a "pharisee." Walt and Mearsheimer speak of the "moral" problems in supporting Israel, and are smeared an antisemites. Everything the U.N. says the U.S. denies. For years American church groups have argued over sanctions against Israel, divestment from companies doing business in the West Bank. It goes nowhere. Human Rights Watch tries to condemn Israeli abuses; its donors say it must be evenhanded… 600 shades of denial.
