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| Israel warns EU to tone down its criticism |
| 2009-04-30 |
| Israel warned the European Union on Thursday to tone down its criticism of the new Israeli government or risk forfeiting the bloc's role as broker in Mideast peace efforts. The warning came after EU's commissioner for external relations, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, this week criticized Israel's refusal to endorse a Palestinian state. She said an upgrade in Israeli-EU relations would depend on Israel's commitment to the "two-state solution." It also came ahead of a planned trip to Europe next week by Israel's foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman -- his first official trip abroad. The ultranationalist Lieberman's comments about Arabs and Mideast peace have raised international concerns about the new Israeli Cabinet's intentions. "Thank you for your advice. Now bugger off." This is connected to a delayed summit to upgrade Israel's commercial ties with Europe, with some EU countries now aiming to tie such upgrades to progress toward the 2-state thingy. Details in the article. Funny, the EU gives the Paleos a lot of support even though Hamas won't endorse a two-state solution ... |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Good for Israel. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-04-30 19:51 |