EU Directive to Humiliate Israel on East Jerusalem and Settlements
By Yori Yanover, The Jewish Press
This is a proper 9 B’Av story, not so much because it bears
destruction of some vital financial and cultural concerns for the
Jewish State, but because it will surely deepen the divide inside
Israel’s population, between left and right, or, more accurately,
between those inside the green line and those on the other side.
Some antisemitic expressions are visceral and spontaneous, and so make
it easier to regard them as part of the antisemite’s disturbed
personality and move on. But some, very much including the subject of
this story, are obviously the brainchildren of a committee, in this
case a collaboration between Israeli leftists and the most repugnant
elements inside the European Union.
Violating my own rule that the first one to mention the Holocaust in a
debate loses, I feel compelled to say that to start a pogrom all you
need is a bunch of peasants and a highly motivated priest, but to
start Auschwitz you need the Wannsee Conference.
Ha’aretz reported Tuesday morning that, on June 30, the European Union
has published a binding directive to all 28 member states forbidding
any funding, cooperation, awarding of scholarships, research funds or
prizes to anyone residing in the Jewish settlements in Judea and
Samaria and in East Jerusalem. In addition, the directive requires
that any future deal to be signed with Israel must include an item
that determines that the settlements are not part of sovereign Israel
and therefore are not part of the deal.
The new directive, disseminated by the European Commission—the
executive arm of the European Union—sets the parameters of cooperation
between the EU and its member countries and Israeli private and
governmental entities in the years 2014 through 2020. It is expected
to take effect this Friday, July 18.
A senior official in Jerusalem who spoke anonymously to Ha’aretz said
the new directive is dramatic and constitutes “an earthquake.” The
most significant part of the directive is the “territorial item” which
appears for the first time as a compulsory component in all deals
between Israel and the EU. The new item determines which areas inside
Israel are eligible to receive cooperation from the EU and which are
not. It determines that deals would pertain only to areas within the
EU-recognized, pre-1967 Israeli borders.
“This is the first time that such an official, explicit directive is
being disseminated by the EU institutions,” the senior official said.
“Until today there were understandings and there were tacit agreements
that the EU does not operate beyond the green line, but now they’ve
turned it into an official and binding prohibition.”
The anonymous senior official pointed out that although there are some
concrete ramifications to the new directive, its effect is mostly
political. It will mean a humiliating blow to any Israeli government
signing any contract with the EU or a member country, each time
stating for the record that Judea and Samaria and East Jerusalem are
not an integral part of the state.
According to Ha’aretz, there’s a great deal of anxiety in the prime
minister’s and the foreign offices, and that desperate attempts by
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev
Elkin to prevent the directive have failed. Senior officials at the EU
have suggested that they are interested in maintaining a dialog with
Israel on this matter, but since the directive takes effect this
coming Friday chances are low for even a temporary suspension.
The new directive has an exception for dealing with Israeli government
entities which physically reside in east Jerusalem, such as the
Ministry of Justice, but only if the subject of discussion is within
the green line.
“We will have to decide what we’re doing as of today,” another senior
Israeli official told Ha’aretz. “We are not prepared to sign on to
such an item in our contracts with the EU. We can say as much to the
Europeans, but the result may be the termination of our entire
cooperation in the areas of the economy, science, culture, sports and
academia. It would inflict a heavy damage on Israel.”
The European Union delegation to Israel pointed out that the new
directive was actually intended to prevent an all out boycott of
Israel, and to enable the Jewish state to remain part of the
cooperation programs of the EU, as well as receive the relevant
financial funding.
“We want to make sure that Israel’s participation is never put in
queation and that it will be able to benefit from all the
opportunities being offered by the new economic framework for the
years 2014-2010,” a statement released by the EU delegation said.
Aren’t they nice to us? The question is, do they really believe
they’re doing Israel a huge favor by humiliating its government into
choosing between money—a lot of money at that—and its remaining shreds
of dignity.
Even I, who have supported Jewish life in all of Israel most of my
adult life, find it difficult to imagine the true extent of this evil
move. This goes beyond any bullying on the part of the EU regarding
internal Israeli affairs. This is a brazen effort on the part of
Israel’s Left and its European anti-Zionist allies to go behind the
backs of the vast majority of Jewish voters in Israel and enforce here
policies that are clearly against the broadest consensus, like our
sovereignty over East Jerusalem.
One fast and clear way to respond—give a proper Zionist response—to
this bullying, is for the Knesset to pass, this week, if possible,
before Friday, the proposed bill of MK Ayelet Shaked from Jewish Home
and Yisrael Beiteinu’s MK Robert Iltov to limit foreign entities’ NGO
donations. Under the proposed new bill, an organization will not be
permitted to receive donations from a foreign political entity more
than NIS 20 thousand (roughly $5,500) in one year, if said entity
rejects the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish and democratic state,
calls for a boycott of Israel, or promotes the prosecution of IDF
soldiers abroad.
Fight back, for heaven’s sake.
About the Author: JewishPress.com Senior Internet Editor Yori Yanover
has been a working journalist since age 17, before he enlisted and
worked for Ba’Machane Nachal. Since then he has worked for Israel
Shelanu, the US supplement of Yedioth, JCN18.com, USAJewish.com,
Lubavitch News Service, Arutz 7 (as DJ on the high seas), and the
Grand Street News. He has published two fun books: The Cabalist’s
Daughter: A Novel of Practical Messianic Redemption, and How Would God
REALLY Vote.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/eu-directive-to-humiliate-israel-on-east-jerusalem-and-settlements/2013/07/16/
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How can Israel allow this to take place on territory they control. Israel must allow no contact of eu with YS. If no jews then no one at all. if israel allows them to continue they are allowing anti semitism in the jewish homeland to be perpetrated by the same 2000 year jew swindlers and Jew killers. this must be against Israeli law.
Israel is allowing the euro nazis to separate the jews from the rest so that they can conduct their pogrom.
yamit82 Said:
Here in Canada we don’t want them. Let them go to Europe. Or hell.
CuriousAmerican Said:
“Nearly every culture that came into contact with Western Christianity tolerated and accepted Jews until Christianity spread its violent anti-Jewish message across the West. Only with Christian principles was anti-semitism made possible, culminating in the atrocities of the Nazis during World War 2. No other religion has hated the Jews as much as Christian communities.“
CuriousAmerican Said:
“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth”.
Another example
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CuriousAmerican Said:
Exactly my point, once gone the usual suspects will have to pay(euros, christians, arabs).
CuriousAmerican Said:
shirley you jest? Aside from the obvious 2000 years to recently there is the continuing swindling and support of jew killers. The christians are the most responsible party as without them there would be no problem.
CuriousAmerican Said:
not everything, just 2000 plus years, and continuing to this very moment, of jew swindling, torture libel and slaughter. If those connected to the church withdrew from their current libels and support for the jew killers the problem would be greatly reduced as their christian fatwas would echo into govts and global church structures. right now they are still responsible. Why do you attempt to cover up this fact, are you professing ignorance or merely being dishonest?
Solution for The Pali problem:
President Barrack Hussein Obama is allowing 80,000 Muslims to immigrate next year to the United States. He is doing this by executive order.
Additionally, he has promised to bring a minimum of 100,000 additional muslims per year, for the next 5 years.
In a determination letter to Congress, Obama has announced that he will allow an additional 80,000 muslim immigrants – – mostly from Islamic countries – – to resettle in the United States during fiscal year 2011, and 100,000 per year from 2012-2016
Mr. Obama says that the increase in Muslim immigrants “is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.”
Let’s see 2000,000 a year to America Canada and even Chile 🙂 will deplete the Pali population in 10-15 years maybe sooner through family reunion options. If being a humanitarian concern is the main criteria then we can help create a viable concern that should meet Obama’s main criteria.
@ bernard ross:
Once the Pals are gone, you won’t have to pay them anymore.
How did Christians create the problem in Palestine? C’mon?!
Jews wanted their land. Arabs were on it.
Stop blaming Christians for everything.
CuriousAmerican Said:
because it will only work at the minimum level if the pals and arabs are not in agreement in the same way they enforce no selling land to jews. Also, there is no valid reason for jews to pay what the euros, christians and arabs created, they shoulld pay in money and land. Such an approach encourages continued extortion of the jews.
CuriousAmerican Said:
resettling arabs has nothing to do with reparations. why should reparations be given to arabs by jews? this again exposes your agenda. Forced transfer would guarantee resettling as you suggest with christians, eu and arabs being forced to pay through circumstance after transfer. Once Israel is no longer able to be extorted they will solve the problem. It may be that ultimately the problem will be solved by resettlement in the EU The muslim will seek to have their brothers admitted. Therefore it might be a good idea to support muslim ascension in europe. If the crocodile is fed with europe they will abandon the small fish.
CuriousAmerican Said:
Seven Spielberg could make a good horror film.
But in the meantime, some therapy already exists for the treatment of the Delirium Tremens.
It’s cheaper than having to deal with the after effects of PA contamination of Israel’s mountain water aquifer with untreated raw sewage (biological terrorism), *carcinogenic smoke emitted by hundreds of charcoal producing sites within the Palestinian administered areas – declared by Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan “a threat to Israel’s security, etc.
* When Israel closed down plants operating in Israeli-controlled Area C, they reopened in Palestinian-controlled Area B, where Israel has no civilian jurisdiction.
Despite the fact that Palestinians suffer from the pollution even more than Israelis (in some Palestinian sites near Jenin, the high incidence of cancer and asthma has reduced the average life expectancy to 40), the Palestinian Authority has refused to act, ignoring Israeli requests to do so.
http://www.think-israel.org/sherman.newparadigm.html
Here is Martin Sherman’s proposal spelled out in numbers for you.
He says the cost would be $60 – $160 Billion.
I estimated $150 – $200 Billion.
Not that far off, hey.
When I say it, I am slammed.
Will you now listen to a right wing pro-Zionist, if not me?
http://www.jerusalemsummit.org/eng/hs_short_eng.htm
He advocates Israel paying for it.
I would advocate Israel, the EU, and Christian contributions.
THE EU could pay a large sum in lieu of future Holocaust reparations payments.
Martin Sherman also suggests paying the Arabs to leave.
http://www.ruthfullyyours.com/2012/09/29/martin-sherman-the-humanitarian-approach-part-2/
Why is that part of Sherman’s ideas ignored on this board?
Martin Sherman said that the Israeli Left would use this tactic to isolate the settlements in order to promote what Martin Sherman termed the Cups (Constructive Unilateralism Proponents) – those advocating another unilateral disengagement – in order to avoid world isolation (read EU isolation – as the EU is their world). They would in fact even invite EU pressure to promote their agenda.