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The Haavara Agreement – see transcript of Circular 54/1933 of the Reich Ministry of Finance, August 28, 1933 below – was an official contract between the Third Reich authority and Zionist Authority benefiting the interests of both parties. Haavara was intended to promote both the emigration of German Jews and the export of German products to Palestine.

In 1935 the steamer “Tel Aviv” made its maiden voyage from Nazi Germany to Haifa with Hebrew letters on its bow and a Nazi flag fluttering from its mast. The Captain of the Zionist-owned ship was a member of the Nazi Party. A passenger described the spectacle as a “metaphysical absurdity.”
As a result of the Agreement, German exports arrived in Palestine at bargain prices with the help of Jewish capital and Jewish commerical assistance. It boosted the Nazi economy at a time when Jews worldwide were boycotting German goods. Goods worth a total of 139.5 million Reichsmark were transferred by 1939. The Agreement also made it possible to settle a large number of German Jews in Palestine. The outbreak of war in September 1939 ended the transfer practice.
Circular 54/1933 of the Reich Ministry of Finance, August 28, 1933

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Montevideo (AFP) – Latin America’s leaders are among the most vehement in condemning Israel’s Gaza offensive — labelling the Jewish state “terrorist”, recalling ambassadors, and offering near-unanimous, unwavering support to Palestinians.

“I can’t remember another similar situation where (all the countries in the region) have reacted practically as a bloc,” said political scientist Reginaldo Nasser, a professor at the Pontifical University in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

One of the most symbolic recent developments came from Bolivian President Evo Morales — one of the leaders of Latin America’s far left — who put Israel on its list of “Terrorist States” and eliminated a visa waiver program for Israeli citizens.

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Enviado por editor en Jue, 31/07/2014 – 21:00 El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la República de Cuba Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla ha seguido con creciente preocupación los graves acontecimientos en la Franja de Gaza, en particular los indiscriminados ataques del Ejército israelí contra objetivos civiles, que han provocado miles de muertos y heridos, y la masiva destrucción de propiedades e infraestructuras.

El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la República de Cuba insta una vez más a todos los estados, a las organizaciones y organismos internacionales, al Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas, y a la comunidad internacional en su conjunto, a exigir el cese inmediato de la agresión israelí, el levantamiento del bloqueo a la Franja de Gaza, el restablecimiento de los servicios médicos, de agua y electricidad, para  preservar la vida de cientos de miles de personas inocentes.

Cuba reitera su más enérgica condena a esta nueva agresión de Israel contra la población de la Franja de Gaza, y ratifica su inquebrantable solidaridad con el pueblo palestino y su derecho  a la autodeterminación y al establecimiento de un Estado independiente, con su capital en Jerusalén Oriental.

La Habana, 31 de julio de 2014  

Excerpts from Goble Post

American nations are expressing their revulsion at the bloodshed in Gaza — and squarely pinning the blame on Israel.

Chile, Peru and El Salvador said this week they are recalling their ambassadors from Israel for consultation. That was after Ecuador and Brazil did the same last week.

And on Wednesday, Bolivian President Evo Morales declared Israel a “terrorist state.”

Latin Americans appear to be leading a diplomatic storm, flying envoys out of Tel Aviv. Recalling an ambassador for consultation falls short of breaking off relations outright, but it can lead to that. The moves to recall ambassadors “are motivated by foreign and domestic policies,” said a Latin American diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the delicate nature of the issue. He said the leftist governments of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela would have followed suit — if they had any ambassadors in Israel to pull out.