Put conditions on Israel's OECD entry
Israeli accession to this group of nations must be contingent on a commitment to embark on a credible peace process
Avi Shlaim is Professor of International Relations at St. Antony’s College, Oxford and a Patron of JNews – Alternative Jewish Perspectives on Israel and Palestine.
Simon Mohun is Professor of Political Economy at Queen Mary University of London.
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Last-minute doubts regarding Israeli accession to OECD
Israeli accession seen as bad timing in light of its hard-line policies in the occupied Palestinian territory
The OECD’s Council is set for a critical discussion on whether to approve Israel’s membership at a meeting tomorrow 6 May in Paris, ahead of a final decision scheduled for 10 May.
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The OECD has lost 4 million Palestinians
The OECD’s recent report on the statistics of Israel shows that the Israeli government succeeded in manipulating the organization into accepting Israel’s perspective - according to which Palestinians simply do not exist.
In May 2010, Israel was
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Shir Hever is an Israeli economist and commentator who researches the economic aspects of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
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