Five EU countries -- Belgium, Britain, France, Germany and Spain -- called for joint action to stem a growing wave of anti-Jewish attacks over past weeks that has been linked to the violence in the Middle East. "It seems especially important to us, as well as for Europe generally, for common measures to be taken to ensure a zone of freedom, security and justice, and that a joint action plan be established," the five countries said in a statement, according to a copy issued by the French government. "Having witnessed specifically targeted acts in our territories in recent weeks that violate principles of freedom, democracy and human rights, we declare our joint desire to reinforce in our societies vigilance and to forcefully fight against all forms of discrimination, racism, anti-Semitism and violence which uses the pretext of the conflicts and violence tearing apart the people of the Middle East," the statement, in French, said. The statement was written by the five countries' interior ministers.
Wonder if they actually intend to do something, or if this is the usual nose-wrinkling and deploring? A round-up and jugging of local mullahs inciting to violence might be a good place to start, but that probably won't happen, so nothing else will. (We've found the "root causes" of violence, y'see?) |