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| EU Demands Palestinians Stop Terrorists | |
| 2003-09-11 | |
| The European Union demanded Thursday that the Palestinian Authority take ``all necessary concrete measures’’ against those responsible for this week’s suicide attacks against Israelis. The EU demand came as the 15-nation bloc moved to expand sanctions against the Islamic militant group Hamas. ``The European Union wishes to reaffirm its strongest condemnation of these two terrorist attacks as well as the organizations that planned and executed them,’’ the EU presidency said in a statement on behalf of the bloc’s 15 member nations. That’ll show em.
We’ll be waiting to see. | |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 Is there something in the French and Belgian water supply that makes them take such goofy ideas seriously? |
| Posted by: Baba Yaga 2003-9-11 7:03:06 PM |
| #5 Five days after EU foreign ministers agreed to crack down on Hamas, their ambassadors in Brussels were only able to agree on adding its political wing to the blacklist, diplomats said. Currently, the list includes only Hamas' military wing, which has claimed responsibility for many attacks, including two more this week that killed another 15 people. After the Jerusalem bombing, the Bush administration Aug. 22 froze the U.S. assets of six senior Hamas leaders and five European-based organizations it says raise money for the radical Palestinian group, and called on others to do the same. Britain, Germany and the Netherlands favored such a move, but France and Belgium were wary of cutting off avenues of negotiation with the Palestinians or hurting Hamas' extensive social services network. The French Foreign Ministry in Paris said the new list includes the political wing but not related charities. The list was expected to get formal approval from ministers on Friday and become official once published in the EU's official journal, probably on Saturday. An EU diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that there was still "no consensus" on the related charities, but the issue remained on the agenda and would not immediately be voted on. Without specific names, European authorities would find it difficult to freeze funds of any groups or individuals. France and their lapdog Belgium again show their true colors. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-9-11 1:07:18 PM |
| #4 The EU's wording is interesting. By using the phrase 'organizations that planned and executed them', they seem to be acknowledging that HAMAS might have had help from Fatah (maybe even the PA itself). However, the EU can claim that even if individuals in the PA helped plan, it wasn't the organization itself. Another bit of Clinton like nuance to the rescue. |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-9-11 11:55:46 AM |
| #3 The European Union demanded Thursday that the Palestinian Authority take ``all necessary concrete measures’’ against those responsible for this week’s suicide attacks against Israelis. Not good phrasing. The EU and the Palestinian Authority are not likely to agree on the meaning of "necessary". |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-11 11:21:27 AM |
| #2 Compromise - apparently the Brits and Germans wanted to name specific hamas figures and front groups, but the Frogs objected - so what ive seen (AP i think) theyve agreed to only ban Hamas in general. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-9-11 11:19:03 AM |
| #1 Are the frogs on board with this? I thought the frogs view Hamas as a bunch of misguided children that needed love and understanding. |
| Posted by: SOG475 2003-9-11 10:25:38 AM |