Alas the decision by Kanye West and Kim Kardashian to have their child North baptized in Jerusalem has resulted in the celebrity press consecrating the occupied Old City as “Israel.”
Perez Hilton tweets Jerusalem into Israel, then writes an article describing Palestine as Israel. And TMZ makes the same mistake:
Kardashians Jet to Israel for Baptism…
It was supposed to be an 8 day trip to Armenia, but they bailed 5 days in and jumped on a plane to Jerusalem….
They’ll only be in Israel for a day.
These sites are as bad as the Democratic Party, which three years ago made sure to call Jerusalem the capital of Israel in its party platform despite a groundswell of opposition from informed liberal Americans.
As for the baptism, cameras for the E! network’s reality TV show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” recorded the trip. Maybe they will document the occupation?
This post’s headline initially stated that North is the couple’s son. Apologies.
The Israeli Tax Authority issued instructions to Israeli exporters, for exports to the European Union. Here is an example..7. 2[b]. Invoice Declarations covering goods which obtained their originating status entirely in locations that according to the EU’s position are not included in Paragraph 83 of the Association Agreement for the purposes of preferential tariff treatment, or entirely in other locations in Israel – the names of all the locations (including postal codes) where production conferring originating status took place shall be indicated in parenthesis next to the word “Israel”. http://ozar.mof.gov.il/ita2013/eng/export2005.htm So all documentation issued by Israel from Occupied Territories whether it be the EURI or Invoice declarations are marked as from Israel. The EU turns a blind eye to this Israeli claim, Since the EU can refuse preferential duty on a post code or settlement not within Israel proper. But in the EU-Israel Technical Arrangements [non binding] no such license was given to Israel to include the word ‘Israel’ on the documents. In fact the documents being used by Israel to export produce from occupied territories the EURI and Invoice declarations should only be used for goods with an originating status and preferential duty status. In theory only the PA for the PLO have the right to issue those documents under the relevant EC-Israel and EC- PLOAssociation Agreements. Blind eyes being turned everywhere.
Another example is when wine from the Golan Heights enters the UK, the Food Standards Agency have inspectors who when inspecting the relevant documentation can when incomplete or inaccurate, or if there is a fault with the labelling insist that either distribution is suspended, or corrective action is carried out to comply with the relevant EU legislation. Wine and documentation coming from the Israeli Occupied Golan Heights is labelled ‘Wine of Israel’ and Produced by Golan Heights Winery Katzrin Israel. Again a blind eye is turned to this blatant fraud and breach of EU Legislation.
Well its alright now in fact its a gas! Mick and the boys are coming back to Israel. They’ll be a moonlight mile down the road from Yerushalayim!
More headlines–
USA Today: Kim and Kanye get North baptized in Israel
Huffington Post: Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Baptize North West In Israel
NY Daily News: Kim and Kanye get North baptized in Israel
MSN: North West Gets Baptized in Israel!
Seattle Post Intelligencer: North West Baptized in Israel
Telegraph: Media frenzy as Kanye and Kim arrive for North West’s baptism in Israel
Most celebrities are just as ignorant about this issue as most Americans.