The Micah Report Columns Thoughts Predictions About Micah Archives Contact
The Micah Report

« PA Will Pospone Elections Again | Main | Pakistan & Israel »

Bahrain Buckles and Boycotts Israel Again
By Micah Halpern

Wednesday October 12, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

Bahrain has capitulated to pressure.

Last month Bahrain rescinded their boycott against Israel. The office dedicated to making certain that no Israeli "contraband" entered Bahrain was closed down. Who closed it? The foreign minister of Bahrain.
Then yesterday the Bahraini Parliament passed a new law and the office was reopened.
But in order to get the office working again the new law must be approved by the Upper House of Parliament and signed by the King.

What's going on? Here is the real scoop. The reason the office was closed was because Bahrain wants a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. There is no way the US will accept an FTA with a country that boycotts Israel.

Parliament was fuming, but that's irrelevant because Bahrain is a true monarchy.
The vote in Parliament is also irrelevant in determining policy.
Only the King determines policy.
Right now in order to have an FTA and to trade with the US, boycotts have to go.

4 June 2017 12:14 PM in Thoughts


Trackback Pings

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://micahhalpern.com/mt/mt-tb.cgi/335

Comments


Post a comment




Remember Me?

(you may use HTML tags for style)



Powered by Movable Type     Site design by Sekimori