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EU says convicted Bilin man 'human rights defender'
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Published: 25.08.10, 16:48
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1. Who cares?
Danny   (08.25.10)
2. I suggest the EU deals with the legality of expelling Roma
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (08.25.10)
from France and maintaining a fence in Africa lest the EU be invaded by outsiders... or is it an attempt by the EU to divert public attention away from the in humane treatment non-Western Europeans - but human beings nevertheless!!! - receive from the "civilized" in the UK and France...??!!
3. Again with this..
J K ,   NYC, USA   (08.25.10)
"The EU considers the route of the barrier where it is built on Palestinian land to be illegal." There is no Palestinian land. At least not until negotiations determine what it is and where it is. The armistice lines were never an actual border, simply where fighting stopped. And the territories in question were abandoned by Egypt and Jordon and left in Israel's care until a solution is reached. Statements like this from the EU and others speaking of 'illegality' are speaking from their heart, maybe, but certainly not from law. They should try keeping quiet more so as not to embarrass themselves.
4. Oh no, they build it on stolen land ? ,...
split ,   USA   (08.25.10)
"The EU considers the route of the barrier where it is built on Palestinian land to be illegal" ,...
5. Catherine Ashton is a moron.
Terry ,   Eilat - Israel   (08.25.10)
Tell Ms Ashton to mind her ******* business.
6. two am concerned by eu's comments. they lie about eu issues
ralphi   (08.25.10)
7. Pagan Ashton
Brod ,   USA   (08.25.10)
Pagan Ashton does not know History, the Bible, the GOD of Israel and the Land of Israel. This Pagan thinks the Land of Israel belongs to the wolves and tigers of the region.
8. Doesn't the EU have more important matters
Svetlana ,   Vilnius, Lithuania   (08.25.10)
with which to deal? Why does the EU always have to stick its nose in matters dealing with Jews? Hasn't Europe done enough to cause Jews to hate it, and rightly so?
9. "Democracy"
Mike ,   Miami   (08.25.10)
Yup, the ONLY democracy in the Middle East. What a load of crap.
10. Desmond Tutu urged Israel to release him
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (08.25.10)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil'in
11. Thank you Mrs. Ashton
Muayyad ,   Palestine   (08.25.10)
We appreciate your statement and would invite you recognize the State of Palestine and declare her borders as the '67 lines and its capital being Jerusalem. Let us all work on BDS until every Israeli starts to feel the heat! Send NATO if necessary to clear the illegal invaders. Thank you Mrs. Ashton, greetings fom Palestine.
12. In that case the EU will be _shocked_ to hear of this:
Andrew Brehm   (08.25.10)
Saudi-Arabia is building lots of structures on the territory of the Kingdom of Hejaz occupied in 1926. The audacity! Let's protest.
13. demonstrating illegal?
Tom ,   Zichron Yaakov   (08.25.10)
Since when has demonstrating been illegal in a democracy? And why the terrible angle in the photo? Is it in order to make Rahmah look criminal? The EU is very often unfair to Israel, but this time they do have a point.
14. the EU is a wad of soiled toilet papper
JL   (08.25.10)
15. And they say the only democratic state in the resion
Abdullah ,   Jordan   (08.25.10)
16. The EU’s Ashton: an Anti Semite Hard at Work
izzie irgun ,   zion   (08.25.10)
If an arab hiccups in Israel the EU will investigate .. the amount of time they spend monitoring Israel is simply beyond belief and is a form of anti Semitism and discrimination. Not one peep from these jokes on the inability of arabs to protest anything in Gaza or the West Bank or anywhere else in the Muslim middle east. But for Israel, the EU has 24 hour a day monitors to sit in a courtroom for a nobody. Why don't they work to free Shalit instead of criminal protestors? Because they are simply anti Semites and Israel is their favorite target. As Ashton evidences it is fashionable in Europe to be a anti Semite by saying you are anti Zionist but love Jews .. who do they think they are fooling? And just wait for the biased flotilla report coming from the HRC, that will be Ashton’s next device to go after Israel with. In the meantime has anyone heard of Ashton’s response to the nonexistent response by Hamas to goldstone .. for ashton, no response, no problem … How much of a fraud is this women’s objectivity … It is pathetic that Israel is treated this way,. the EU ministers lead by Ashton are morally corrupt and biased to the core. Ashton is particularly offensive as she sits on her high horse lecturing Israel on granting freedom of resistance to Arabs while she stays conspicuously silent about Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and the other terrorists states whose idea of freedom is no freedom at all. By the way, did anyone hear Ashton comment when Israel took down a road barrier in Jerusalem … NO and for obvious reasons. Anti Semites never acknowledge good deeds, to do so would k
17. illegal aliens have no rights except to be deported
Bloodyscot ,   Dallas, Texas   (08.25.10)
Israel is quickly becoming a true Jewish state but how long till its no longer a true democracy? A one state solution means deporting or Apartheid if Israel to remain Jewish controlled but US can not back that without a high cost.
18. EU not too concerned with violence, terrorism
William ,   Israel   (08.25.10)
When "Palestinians" protested violently, throwing rocks, firebombs, and snipers, the EU wasn't too concerned. Suddenly, when Israel arrests a person who is instigating violent protests, IN a closed military zone, the EU is "concerned". What concerns me is...the audacity of the EU to: 1) claim the fence is illegal when its purpose is to block the wave of terrorism that killed civilians on both sides, and 2) the claim that the land is "Palestinian" when no legal determination of ownership had been made and by ignoring UNR242 which made the land "disputed", not "occupied". A growing concern is the EU's complicity in terrorists' crimes, NGOs to undermine a sovereign nation, and activities to break a legal war-time blockade.
19. "EU considers"
Arie ,   BaGolan   (08.25.10)
By definition, the EU considers any attacks on Israel as "legitimate." Interesting that the EU has never demanded due access to Gilad Shalit or formally condemned the bombing of civilians in the Negev by terrorists in the Iranian province of Gaza. If the EU "parliament" had its way, their version of "human rights" would equate Munich in the 30s
20. Benazi comes through again
Christopher ,   Boston, MASS   (08.25.10)
Desmond Tutu has also suggested that Israel be dismantled. But you knew that.So, tell us...how's that marriage to Yaakov Sullivan going? Still on the proverbial honeymoon? You two discuss kids yet?
21. Perhaps Tom in Zichron should pay attention
Arie ,   BaGolan   (08.25.10)
This is not about demonstrating..this is about inciting violence. There is a difference between Freedom of Speech and Freedom to incite violence. But then, the EU knows that.
22. DEAR CATHERINE ASHTON
LAWRENCE RAP ARTISTE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (08.25.10)
As Terry says , MIND YOUR OWN @#$%$# BUSINESS.
23. There is no end to European anti-Semitism.
Edmond ,   Paris, Fracne   (08.25.10)
This is the latest example to formal, elegant, "civilized" anti-Semitism.
24. lady ashton Get A Grip
Brazen   (08.25.10)
of yourself. If any of the so called peaceful demonstrations took place in london the bobbies would be ALL over these arabs like flies on sh*t and you know it so but out with your biased opinions. Clean up your own backyard first !!!
25. Euro trash who didn't have their buses and cafes blown up
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (08.25.10)
can go pound sand. In time the muslum terrorists will be bombing England and France and Germany in an effort to make them muslum countries and then they will learn what Israel learned the hard way.
26. last i checked
Pini ,   USA   (08.25.10)
West Bank is not a soverign nation, it is not recognized as one by any of the major players in the world nor the UN, etc. And israel could really care less what ashton thinks. why doest she concern herself with all the violence in africa.
27. What an ugly couple ... match made in haven?
Arthur ,   SF, CA   (08.25.10)
28. Israel is a JEWISH state
Pini ,   USA   (08.25.10)
just like Suadi Arabia is a MUSLIM state, America is a CHRISTIAN state. You guys getting the drift? If Israel doesnt maintain the amount of non-jews it will quickly become a NON-JEWISH state.
29. now it's clear!
vitenberg ,   France saint-mandé   (08.25.10)
EU says and always said: you built bnarrier on palestinian land. And israel answers with the holy book in the hand. Sure Israel speaks with the history, and it's necessary and good, but not enough for politics and law. We had a defence line, the 242, but most of the israelim said: it is a detail , a detail for procedure, for lawyers, the Bible is important! I'm sorry, it is not a detail, it was very difficult to obtain it and it is utter rubbish not using it... When catherine Ashton speaks, we can answer with the 242, and, why not, with the bible; but we can't answer without the 242! With the the 242 we had the Allon's proposal and the construction of maale adumim, kyriat arba, goush etzion, maale ephraim, and a lot of other places. But rapidly, with Avodah, the game was asking every day: "who betrays Allon to day?" This was the first reason of our diplomatic disaster. The second one was this new and absurd concept in political sciences: autonomia outside any state! Autonomous territory is conceivable with Israel or Jordan, but not alone. Jordan doesn't want anymore? It's becomes "res nullius", BUT NOT PALESTINE, and we can wait for a new approach of jordan. So now we can continue, retreat after retreat, with the blessing of EU and others, and Obama who think it will finish like in Viet-nam! And i'm sure that several academic graduates and politicians will get a "Nobel prize" from our dear friends in Scandinavia...
30. Lebanon, Syria, Jordan was also built on Palestinian land
Jay3 ,   Israel   (08.25.10)
Enough of this fable of a PAlestinian people and state....it has never exisred and never will!
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