Bad news! Serious stuff! Antisemitism? What is going on in the Netherlands?
Enforcement of this new law will probably be a challenge!
"Within the past few days, the Netherlands has joined the list of European countries banning goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories. The Dutch law, however, is more severe than those adopted by other countries - Spain, Belgium, and Ireland - and could set off a chain reaction that will deter Dutch companies from doing business with Israeli companies, according to conversations with sources familiar with the situation. The law passed with broad agreement in the center-left coalition that governs the country as an ordinance, without a debate in the States General (the Dutch parliament), and it will come into force on September 22.
The Dutch law is particularly severe in that the ban on goods applies not just to settlements beyond the Green Line in Judea and Samaria, as the bans imposed by other countries do, but also to the Golan Heights. ...
In addition, the law not only bans imports of products from these areas, but also their purchase or sale. The aim is to prevent circumvention of the sanctions by importing products into another European country and then selling them in the Netherlands. The law includes products of which only parts or ingredients originate in Judea or Samaria or the Golan Heights.
Another strict provision is that the law applies to all citizens of the Netherlands, even when they are not in the country. ...
Netherlands is also one of the European countries in which academic institutions have imposed an almost total boycott of their Israeli counterparts. The Dutch are also pushing behind the scenes for Israel to be expelled from the EU’s Horizon program for collaboration on research and innovation. ..."
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