11.08.2011                      11.Aw-Elul, 5771

Warnung:

Barak warns Israeli ministers: Sanctions could lead to the Palestinian Authority's collapse

Ministers hope preemptive sanctions against PA will pressure Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to back down, but Defense Minister Ehud Barak objects, warns could lead to collapse of PA.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his senior ministers on Wednesday to discuss how Israel plans to cope with Palestinian efforts to secure UN recognition of a Palestinian state in September.
Several of the ministers urged preemptive sanctions against the Palestinian Authority in an effort to pressure PA President Mahmoud Abbas to back down, but Defense Minister Ehud Barak objected, warning that it could lead to the collapse of the PA….