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| EU Warns Israel, Palestinians of 'Price to Pay' if Talks Fail |
| 2014-01-23 |
| [An Nahar] A top European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... official warned on Wednesday that both Israel and the Paleostinians would have a "price to pay" if U.S.-led peace talks collapse. Speaking to news hounds in Jerusalem, Lars Faaborg-Andersen, the EU's ambassador to Israel, also rebuffed charges by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Europe was showing a pro-Paleostinian bias. And he warned that persistent Israeli construction on land seized during the 1967 Six Day War was fueling private European moves to boycott products and services linked to the settlements. "It is obvious, and we have made it clear to the parties, that there will be a price to pay if these negotiations falter," he said. U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... coaxed the two sides back to the negotiating table in July with the aim of securing an agreement within nine months. But the talks have shown very little visible progress, overshadowed by disagreements on security and a flurry of settlement announcements. Since January 1, Israel has pushed ahead with plans for another 2,791 new settler homes in the West Bank, including annexed east Jerusalem, sparking a wave of international condemnation. By continuing to build up the settlements at the expense of a peace agreement, Israel was likely to find itself more and more shunned by the European public, the envoy warned. "If Israel were to go down the road of continued settlement expansion and were there not to be any result of the current talks, I'm afraid that what will transpire is a situation in which Israel will find itself increasingly isolated," he said. "Not necessarily because of any decisions taken at a governmental level but because of decisions taken by a myriad of private, economic actors, be it companies, pension funds or consumers, who will be choosing other products on the supermarket shelves." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Another price: Haaretz: Israel's defense industry lobbying to ease exports to China |
| Posted by: mossomo 2014-01-23 22:36 |
| #5 My last comment, my point was inferred. Allow me to be a bit more clear. Russia is moving missiles into Europe's backyard, a 'settlement' - Russians own captured war booty. And the European Parliamentarians are more concerned about Jews completing neighborhoods a 1000 miles away. ---- A different tangent. What is a settlement? An incomplete planned community. Defined and demarcated. They are not expanding the settlement block, rather building it up to handle population growth. Jews do have kids you know, and the Jews I know like to live near family. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2014-01-23 22:32 |
| #4 A price to pay... you mean like this? Norway: Boycotting Israel will not promote positive change Country with record of enmity towards Israel is now assuming more balanced policy in region, enhancing cooperation in various fields such as energy, television. Norway's prime minister is expected to make first visit to Israel this year The new Norwegian government, which so far was considered one of the most hostile administrations facing Israel, is working towards bracing the ties between the two countries and enhancing mutual cooperation in an array of fields. The conservative-progressive minority government, which was established some three months ago, included an article in its elections platform that states that the government will change its Middle East policy and implement a more balanced course of action. This is in stark opposition to previous leftist administrations, whose policy was clearly pro-Arab. As part of the new policy, Norway's Prime Minister and Conservative Party Leader Erna Solberg is expected to make a visit to Israel later this year. It will be the first visit of a Norwegian prime minister in over a decade. Solberg was also among the first world leaders to issue a letter of condolences following the passing of former prime minister Ariel Sharon. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2014-01-23 22:10 |
| #3 @Psk - not only that, Russia is moving missile batteries into Kiliningrad. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2014-01-23 21:25 |
| #2 Prussian and Silesian Germans know a thing or two about 'settlements'. How about their claims EU? 1945, 1948, what's a few years between claims? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-01-23 07:57 |
| #1 "If Israel were to go down the road of continued settlement expansion and were there not to be any result of the current talks, I'm afraid that what will transpire is a situation in which Israel will find itself increasingly isolated," he said. Oh my goodness. We'll have to restrict our trade to Bricks! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-01-23 03:07 |