The Employees Retirement System of Texas and Texas Permanent School Fund – two major state pensions – own $68 million and around $4 million, respectively, in stock in financial services firm DNB ASA, Norway’s largest financial-services company.
Over the past year, the Gaza border area population has increased, and with it, positive signs of economic growth. Several hundred new housing developments are under construction in the region, and new businesses have emerged to diversify the local industry.
America is already divided, as is Israel, between those who favor appeasing enemies while reprimanding friends, and those who espouse the opposite view.
We commonly cite the foolishness of doing the same thing and expecting different results. If we apply this adage to “land for peace” proposals regarding Israel and the Palestinians, we will be very wary of any claim that we can expect peace if we would only uproot Jews from their ancient lands.
Court gives Omar Shakir until May 1 to leave country, noting in its ruling that "the appellant continues to call publicly for a boycott of Israel, or parts of it, while at the same time asking [Israel] to open its doors to him."
