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| Israel To Raze Terrorists' Homes, Despite Requests From EU |
| 2014-11-22 |
| [Ynet] Germany, La Belle France, Britannia, Italia and Spain reportedly urged Israel to back down from bid to destroy homes of Jerusalem terrorists. Israel has rejected an appeal by the five biggest members of the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... not to raze the homes of Paleostinians who carried out lethal attacks in Jerusalem, saying on Friday that the tactic was designed to deter further violence. Haaretz reported the Foreign Ministry heard arguments from the German, French, British, Italian and Spanish ambassadors that the demolitions, carried out against one East Jerusalem dwelling this week and planned against four more, were liable to inflame tensions and were therefore counterproductive. Paleostinians said Thursday that the Israeli police handed home demolition notices to families of four snuffies from East Jerusalem involved in terror attacks over the past three weeks, which claimed the lives of six Israelis and left 18 others maimed, including right-wing activist Yehuda Glick, who was targeted by a would-be assassin. Confirming Thursday's meeting with the envoys, Foreign Ministry front man Emmanuel Nahshon said they were told that the measure was consistent with Israeli law and would be pursued. "This is not meant to be punitive, but rather to dissuade others from carrying out terrorist attacks," Nahshon said. Unrest has been stoked by deadlocked Paleostinian statehood talks, the Gazoo war and calls by some Israeli figures to allow Jewish prayer at a Jerusalem compound that houses Islam's third-holiest mosque and is the vestige of Judaism's biblical temples. In a surge of lethal street violence in the holy city, three Paleostinians rammed cars into Israelis and two others went on a gun and knife rampage in a synagogue. The assailants, all from areas of Jerusalem occupied by Israel in the 1967 war and where the Paleostinians claim illusory sovereignty, were killed by police. The family of cousins Ghassan and Uday Abu Jamal, the two Paleostinians who carried out the deadly assault on a Jerusalem synagogue this week, said police have ordered the demolition of their homes. In addition to that, Adnan Husseini, the Paleostinian Authority minister for Jerusalem affairs, said the families of Ibrahim al-Akari and Muataz Hijazi also received the notices on Thursday. Israel deems all of Jerusalem its indivisible capital - a status not recognised abroad - and grants residency rights to the city's Paleostinians. Israel used home demolitions extensively during the armed Paleostinian revolt of 2000-2005 but suspended the practice, citing concern that it entrenched hostility. Its revival in Jerusalem has also drawn criticism from the United States. "We believe that punitive home demolitions are counterproductive in an already tense situation. This is a practice I would remind that the Israeli government itself discontinued in the past, recognizing its effects," State Department front man Jeff Rathke said on Wednesday. Asked if Washington had asked Israel directly not to raze the Jerusalem homes, Nahshon said he was not aware of any such communication. "Our message would remain the same," he added. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 The polite thing would be for everyone to step outside to the parking lot for a smoke while the Israelis deal with the problem. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-11-22 14:29 |
| #2 Look, EU, at least they gave the terrorists' families several days notice before demolishing their homes. Israel could have just gone in and demolished the homes with an air strike, and most of the people still inside. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-11-22 11:12 |
| #1 We believe that punitive home demolitions are counterproductive in an already tense situation You also believe in AGW, same sex marriage, and Ritalinazing boys for being boys. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-11-22 01:18 |