at the rate its going the zionists soon will be able to count the countries that will even talk to them to a virtual zero, except of course their favorite lap dog, the empire that once was;

 

 Almost exactly a year ago, we reported on the procession of nation states recognising  the independent state of Palestine.

In the space 48 hours last September, the governments of France, San Marino, Luxembourg, Monaco, Andorra, Malta, the UK, Canada, Portugal and Australia have all announced their recognition of the State of Palestine.

It was the greatest number of countries to recognise Palestine in the same year since 1988, and they all did it the same weekend.

Two days later we updated the story, noting the increased talk of Israel’s “isolation” on the world stage. Noting that even the United States was offering only qualified support for Israel, and even opposed both its bombing of Qatar and settling the West Bank.

Here we are a year later, and we can see a similar pattern emerging.

Yesterday, the UK, France and Canada – alongside nine other countries – announced sweeping joint-sanctions, boycotting any goods produced on illegally occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank.

In his comments to Parliament and in interviews with the media, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband referred to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians, and called the boycott “the beginning of a new approach” which “not only calls out injustice and suffering but acts”.

Israel responded by ordering the closure the British consulate in Jerusalem.

The press are already referring to Israel’s “deepening isolation”..........more..........