US Sells Israel Out - Again
The US has agreed to let Saudi Arabia into the WTO. They've agreed to obey the WTO's fundamental dictate - free trade with every other member - for everyone but Israel:
The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral agreement on Friday paving the way for the world's largest oil producer and leading OPEC member to join the World Trade Organization by the end of the year, the U.S. trade representative's office said... As part of the deal, Saudi Arabia has promised not to enforce aspects of the Arab League boycott of Israel that apply to U.S. firms doing business with Israel, USTR said. Riyadh also has pledged to abide by WTO rules in its trade with all 148 members of the WTO, including Israel, USTR said. An influential pro-Israel group criticized the pact, which it said fails to end Riyadh's direct boycott of Israel.
That "influential pro-Israel group" was AIPAC and they were none too pleased about the US's eagerness to give Riyadh a buy just so the US can get oil contracts. Not that it matters - if Arab countries weren't allowed to single out the Jewish state for mistreatment, we couldn't have the UN.
[Cross-posted on IsraPundit]
The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral agreement on Friday paving the way for the world's largest oil producer and leading OPEC member to join the World Trade Organization by the end of the year, the U.S. trade representative's office said... As part of the deal, Saudi Arabia has promised not to enforce aspects of the Arab League boycott of Israel that apply to U.S. firms doing business with Israel, USTR said. Riyadh also has pledged to abide by WTO rules in its trade with all 148 members of the WTO, including Israel, USTR said. An influential pro-Israel group criticized the pact, which it said fails to end Riyadh's direct boycott of Israel.
That "influential pro-Israel group" was AIPAC and they were none too pleased about the US's eagerness to give Riyadh a buy just so the US can get oil contracts. Not that it matters - if Arab countries weren't allowed to single out the Jewish state for mistreatment, we couldn't have the UN.
[Cross-posted on IsraPundit]
