April 4, 2008
The Guardian (UK)

Israel's Tehran Connection

Israel, while supposedly observing an ironclad boycott of all things Iranian, is happily buying Iranian oil

by Richard Silverstein

Last month the Swiss foreign minister visited Iran and, together with President Ahmadinejad, attended the signing of a multi-billion Euro contract for Iran to supply Switzerland with large amounts of natural gas over the next 25 years.

The US State Department immediately condemned the deal and said it would be investigating whether it breached the Iran Sanctions Act. Israel complained too, describing the Swiss minister's visit to Tehran as an "act unfriendly to Israel". Various Jewish groups also joined in the protests, including the World Jewish Congress. ]

This righteous indignation was entirely predictable but more than a little odd nevertheless. On March 30, the Swiss newspaper Sonntag retaliated with the revelation that Israel, supposedly observing an ironclad boycott of all things Iranian, has been buying Iranian oil for years. . . .

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Leonard Doyle, "U.S. Hits Iran With Toughest Sanctions Since 1979," Guardian, October 26, 2007