According to Bethlehem-based Maan news agency, a group of United Nations officials who met earlier in the week in the European Union parliament building has recommended a full boycott of Israel.  The boycott would include the cancellation of investments and a halt to all weapons purchases.  The goal of the boycott would be to force Israel to give Judea, Samaria, and historic Jerusalem to the Palestinian Authority.

According to PA representatives, conference participants accused Israel of violating international law.  Some, including former British Secretary of State for International Development Clare Short, reportedly called Israel an apartheid state. 

Maan’s report is based on statements made by PA officials, and has not yet been confirmed.