Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent)

No. It is not simply a matter of disagreement because there is a legal issue here, which is fundamental. Mr. Makhlouf has said there is no legal basis to refuse. Is he going to go further and say the International Court of Justice advisory opinion, which informs us, as a fact, that international law obliges states and organs of the state, such as the Central Bank, to prevent trade or investment relations that contribute to the maintenance of an illegal situation in relation to occupation, is not a legal basis to refuse? He is not just saying that he does not believe it was a relevant legal basis but that it does not even have an impact on the decision of the Central Bank.