Israel to join sanctions against Iran

JERUSALEM. March 4. KAZINFORM Citing the need to bring its policies in line with the United States and Europe, the Israeli government indicated Thursday that it will move to join international sanctions against Iran; Kazinform refers to CNN.

Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said that while there was no direct or indirect trade between Israel and Iran, there was no legislation that specifically outlawed it.

"We know that the international community has been tightening the sanctions on Iran and as it turned out, to everybody's surprise, that there is a lacuna in the penal code in Israeli law," Palmor said.

The government is working on draft legislation that will fill that gap and match recent laws passed in the United States and the European Union, Palmor said, but he said existing Israeli security procedures already prevented Israeli firms from doing business with Iran; Kazinform cites CNN.

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