A bad and excellent decision

Ze'ev Avrahami analyzes the Dutch government's decision to ban imports from Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights. He calls it an excellent decision in terms of deterring the Israeli government, but also arbitrary, bad, and populist, which could primarily harm Palestinians employed in factories in these areas.

Ze'ev Avrahami analyzes the Dutch government's decision to ban imports from Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights. He defines it as an excellent decision in terms of the need to restrain the Netanyahu government, which he says includes figures like the Finance Minister and the Minister of National Security who represent violent phenomena in the territories. However, Avrahami argues that the decision is also arbitrary, bad, and populist, as it could primarily harm Palestinians. He notes that about 14,000 Palestinians are employed in factories in industrial zones in Judea and Samaria under better wage conditions than those in the Palestinian Authority, and asks what will happen to them if exports and work volumes decline. Avrahami criticizes the lack of coordination in the European Union and suggests that an agreed-upon solution was needed that would punish Israel without harming Palestinians. He also raises questions about the enforceability of the ban and mentions the historically sensitive connection of the Netherlands to Jews during the Holocaust.