News  World News
EU's Ashton 'deeply regrets' new settlement building
AFP
Published: 09.11.12, 10:09
Comment Comment
Print comment Print comment
Back to article
81 Talkbacks for this article
31. Corruption of Balfour & White Paper caused the Holocaust.
BUTSeriously ,   Sydney   (11.09.12)
Why is Briton given a welcome and say - Britain shamelessly calls a 3-state as a 2-state and walks out whistling.
32. good
yafe nefesh ,   nahariya   (11.09.12)
The sooner we ditch the two state solution the better. The only realistic solution is a bi-national state in which Arabs and Jews have equal rights. The present government is working hard to bring this about.
33. There will be ***NO*** two state solution...
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (11.09.12)
Oh...just to be right, there will be a two state solution...England and Scotland...right Ms. ASSTON ???
34. Ashton always "deeply regrets"
Devorah   (11.09.12)
any and all moves Israel makes in the interest of self preservation. This accursed, toad-faced exemplar of misery, evil and madness obsesses over Israel in an unhealthy and self-destructive way, just like the master she serves. The antisemitic Baroness is as useless as tits on a bull, and she is to be either ignored, walloped or completely shunned because she is in no way qualified to do her job in an impartial manner.
35. Unfortunately
Yael Schlichting ,   currently Munich   (11.09.12)
Unfortunately, in Europe we have a disabled Foreign Policy Chief. Unfortunately, I am living in the EU. Even worse, I am living in Germany :-( And as soon as I can, Mrs Ashton, I will pack my things and go! I will try to come to and guess what: I will try to settle in Yehuda or Shomron! Dear Mrs Ashton, please don't care for things, which are not your business! Yerushalayim is one city. As long as I can follow up the figures it had a Jewish majority, except the time of Jordanian occupation. Yerushalayim is Israel's capital, it is not dividable, it is mainly Jewish and it will remain so! I hope, the next thousand units will be tendered and built soon!
36. Maybe it's time to investigate Lady Ashton
Barbara ,   Haifa Israel   (11.09.12)
Who is she, does she qualify to criticize, what are her skeletons in her closet ? I despise self-righteous people that think they know better.
37. No 25. Roger the Swiss
Mike ,   Melbourne Australia   (11.09.12)
Interestingly! You must be referring it Israel as "power and corruption" while "Ashton speaks the truth". The truth is that as a Swiss you ought to stay the hell out of anything to with Israel or Jews. Your neutral country is guilty as sin. Go count the gold from teeth in your vaults!
38. The 24 State Solution
Seth Greenberg ,   Raanana   (11.09.12)
Ms. Ashton, there is no need for a 2 state solution. There is already a 24 State Solution: 23 Arab states and 1 Jewish state. How about you put the vast resources of the EU into convincing those 23 Arab states to adopt EU-style human rights practices, you know, like giving Jews and Christians equal rights, and Israel will just plod along toward the only democratic elections in the region. Ms. Ashton, it could not be clearer that you have no idea where Pisgat Zeev and Ramot are. There must be problems elsewhere that need your expert opinions. Bother someone else.
39. The West Bank is not a settlement accd to International Law
Tod ,   New York, NY   (11.09.12)
Israel should hire a team of lawyers and get this fact established via the rules of the Geneva convention, then sue Ashton for libel
40. build, baby build
alsky ,   toronto   (11.09.12)
higher and faster !
41. e jerusalem was jewish before arab settlers
david ,   boston, usa   (11.09.12)
I find it ironic, that the native population of jerusalem is called sttlers, when jews were the majority until cleansed by arabs from 20s through war of independance. Israel won and jews moving home. More ironic arabs not kicked out like jews were. (This is not about every example, but majority) Remember, arabs in jerusalem turned down citizenship too. Way to go israel showing humanity, a true 21st century attitude from an ancient people.
42. i deeply regret that she is brain damaged.
ralph   (11.09.12)
43. #18-- I wish!
(11.09.12)
" if only we pesky Jews would roll over and disappear, then all the world's problems would be solved".
44. Moving the goal posts?
Sherlock Holmes ,   London England   (11.09.12)
If you look at the British Mandatory maps from 1938 and 1940 there is no suggestion of an Arab Jerusalem or of restrictions on Jews buying land in Jerusalem. There is no suggestion that Jews could not own land in the proposed Arab state on the West Bank. It seems the 'international community' continues to move the goal posts. See Sir martin Gilbert, The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Maps.
45. Palestinians take Ashton+EU for fearful idiots
Sam ,   Canada   (11.09.12)
There is no 2 state solution because Palestinians reject a Jewish Israel. Palestinians have learned however, that they can take a Europe fearful of terrorism and frighten it into supporting their position. Israel can't afford to be frightened just because Ashton and Europe are.
46. Ashton deeply regrets
Harold ,   USA   (11.09.12)
Just words. Nothing stopes Israel unless sanctions are impossed like applied on South Africa.
47. Since when Pisgat Ze'ev is "East Jerusalem?
Ze'ev ,   Israel   (11.09.12)
No even near
48. Instead of east Jerusalem
Istvan ,   BUDAPEST HUNGARY   (11.09.12)
deal with east London buildings. In the Witechapel, East End area a bangladeshi republic is to born with a million inhabitants. White skinned british are virtually extincted there, like the red squirrels in the english forests.
49. funny
jonny ,   norway   (11.09.12)
the only thing close to 2 state solution is 3 state solution.
50. She speaks for EU.And EU wants Israel to be closed down
Alan ,   SA   (11.09.12)
She doesnt speak for herself although she isnt a very impressive or capable somebody
51. IGNORE THIS NASTY ANTISEMITE
DA URBAN POET ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (11.09.12)
We should treat Ashton with the contempt she deserves. And Israel must build ,build and build .Bollocks to her and the Eurotrash .
52. BOLLOCKS TO YOU ASHTON
DA RAP ARTIST ,   SAFED OPERA HOUSE   (11.09.12)
53. roger zurich 25
JUDAH THE LION   (11.09.12)
Ask your priest to whom Israel belong to. or better read your bible now and during X'mas.
54. See you all at the ICC....it's looking better and better...
Edithann ,   USA   (11.09.12)
Does Israel have enough money to defend it's positions? TATA
55. To: No. 43
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (11.09.12)
Do you, now? Here's a news flash: when your country and your ethnicity are relegated to a footnote in a textbook of ancient history, there will still be Jews and there will still be a State of Israel.
56. Why hide fact Judea/Samaria are legally ours?
Chaim ,   Israel   (11.09.12)
It would be so easy for Israel to serve the E.U., U.N., all world governments, media etc. with legal proof Judea and Samaria are ours. We have such proof in unlimited abundance from many world leading international law experts. So why do we hide it? Why do we not claim what is ours once and for all?
57. Jerusalem, a single city that was divided only for 19 years
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (11.09.12)
during its entire history of more than 3,000 years, has many neighborhoods with many names, but none of those neighborhoods is called "East Jerusalem". It is high time Ashton and Co. involved themselves with matters related to the slaughter in Syria, the membership of the UN Human Rights Council, the hunger in Africa and the plight of the Roma (Gypsies) in Europe. Municipal questions in Jerusalem are better left at the hands of the authorities of this large and complex city, the capital city of the Jewish people and of the sovereign nation-state of the Jewish people, Israel.
58. #8 if europe is irrelevant then what would australia be?
kath and kim ,   fountain lakes   (11.09.12)
59. I deeply regret Ashton hasn't been forced to resign yet
zionist forever   (11.09.12)
60. 47
zionist forever   (11.09.12)
The UN has recognised Rachel's Tomb as being a mosque. If the arabs can get away with selling that idea to the world then its easy to make everybody believe that Pisgat Ze'ev is East Jerusalem. I wonder how long before Tel Aviv is declared an ancient arab city and the Azrieli Centre is one of the most important mosques in the world? Cathrine Ashton herself may even pay a visit to the holy Azrieli Mosque and Abbas will take her to the top floor where she can overlook all of Muslim Tel Aviv and Abbas can tell her all about the things Mohammed did when he was in Tel Aviv.
Previous talkbacks
Next talkbacks
Back to article