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EU receives Nobel Peace Prize
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Published: 10.12.12, 13:17
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1. peace...
daniela   (12.10.12)
of the hungry, the unemployed, of corruption and probably sooner that we would like, of eurabia.
2. Well, it makes more sense than getting the economic prize...
Me   (12.10.12)
3. As usual
Paul ,   Jerusalem   (12.10.12)
'transforming Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace' . The EU, Obama, Arafat, it appears as usual, the Nobel committee acted prematurely. A symptom of those that try to force imaginative hope, and get kicked by despised reality.
4. You mean the Union of hate for the Jews?
Eyal ,   USA Israel   (12.10.12)
5. The EU is a good choice for the peace price!
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6. A joke. EU did nothing to stop Bosnian genocide.
SG ,   Teaneck   (12.10.12)
The US alone, under Clinton acted. Dutch "peacekeepers" did not prevent massacres. They ran away. EU is a cowardly bunch, now selling out their patrimony to Muslim immigrants. Throw the Nobel Committee into the same trash bin as the UN!
7. EU=Nobel Peace Pirze
I.C. ,   Miami, FL   (12.10.12)
The Nobel Peace prize? What a farce. First it goes to Al Gore over Irena Sendler and now the EU, which has brought misery to millions of people while enriching a few. .Albert Nobel must be turning in his grave.
8. "help children struggling in war zones"
A ,   Belgium   (12.10.12)
I wonder how much of that 930,000 euros they are going to give to the children of southern Israel, which can definitely be considered a war zone, to help rebuild the schools that were damaged, to build more shelters where needed, and to help rehabilitate the Israeli children traumitized during the last rocket attacks.
9. Another worthless prize
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (12.10.12)
Kind of like giving to President Odumba after 5 whole days in office. The EU has funded more war crimes and enable more conflicts than most - so of course without a shred of logic they deserve a prize.
10. This is a joke.
Wise Saba ,   Western Negev   (12.10.12)
The leftist incompetents Nobel fools are at it again.This is even more ridiculous than giving Obummer a prize for doing nothing.
11. Peace prize for the efforts to Wipe Israel out of the map
Rotem ,   Israel   (12.10.12)
Europe has been antisemitic for 200 years and it still is. nothing has changed. To me they look like a bunch of primitive idiots, who has nothing to do right now, but discussing Israel (or anti-Israel), instead of trying to find a solution for the economical problems, in countries like Spain, Greece etc.
12. #8 A::Surely you know better than that!!
Ian ,   Newcastle upon Tyne   (12.10.12)
The EU is more likely to send the money to the Gaza Strip so that school children there can be provided with even more of their usual hate-filled textbooks. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!
13. Europe is Europistan - What Peace?
Mark ,   Boston   (12.10.12)
There are no-go zones all over Europe- riots- calls for Shariah law- honor killings
14. What!!??
Dan ,   Florida - Tel Aviv   (12.10.12)
Obama did NOTHING to get his first peace prize. What happened did Obama do something that made him lose the peace prize this time? OK someone please tell me what did Obama do that took him out of the running for the peace prize?
15. BS. The EU inherited a peaceful Europe, but provoked a war
Jake   (12.10.12)
The predecessor organization to the EU, the EEC, was founded in 1958, at which point Europe was at peace for 13 years. On the other hand, the EU countries provoked a major European war, when in the early 1990's they followed the German lead in orchestrating the demise of former Yugoslavia, leading to the bloody Balkan Wars and many thousands of dead.
16. A well-deserved winner!!
Gunnar ,   Gothenburg, Sweden   (12.10.12)
It is, after all, not the EU's fault that politicians in its member states, let alone the public in its member states, are lying, decieving populists and ignorants who refuse 2 recognize the truth.
17. E.U and the Nobel.
jeremy ,   hula valley kibbutz   (12.10.12)
EU receiving the Nobel is a joke on the same lines of giving it to Arafat, Carter, Obama, just to name a few that didn't deserve the prize either. How is the Europe peaceful, there are still problems, in Kosava, the Balkans didn't these places just have wars as close as 15 years ago? what about the NATO forces fighting in Libya, Afghanistan.... peaceful counties, I think not.,
18. The Middle East should learn from Europe
Jake ,   USA   (12.10.12)
After centuries of bloodshed they realized that a union of European states would be a powerful force, and would elevate the status of each individual European entity if achieved. To establish a similar union in the Middle East, the Arabs will have to accept Israel within its current defensible borders (still a tiny territory), which would enable Israel to take the monumental risk of joining a confederation of mostly Arab states. Of course every union is different, and a Middle Eastern Union would only work if each state maintained its unique national characteristics (similar to Europe, nothing like the United States, where states are mostly indistinguishable). A Middle Eastern Union would allow Jews & Arabs to cease paying homage to the US, EU, China & Russia, who have never had their best interests in mind. Hopefully it wont take centuries of conflict for Middle Eastern leaders to recognize this wonderful possibility. In my own lifetime I wish to embark on a road trip, on an 8 lane well-paved highway, from Cairo, to Jerusalem, to Baghdad without stopping at any checkpoints. "If you will it, it is no dream"
19. Next year, the fishermen in costal area will be the winners.
Beary White ,   Norway   (12.10.12)
Next year, the norwegian fishermen in small boats along the costal waters in the north of Norway will get the peace price. It is a return from the leftist govenment who has stolen the minerals and gold and given the mining-rights to foreign companies. Then the government will have peace with the firshermen. The Nobel Peace price has lost its value,and become a joke.
20. True enough, #6
Cameron ,   USA   (12.10.12)
The EU spent 2 years running in circles and wringing their hands before finally running to the Yanks to have them establish order again in the Balkans.
21. Well they stopped 40,000 syrians from dying didn't they?
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (12.10.12)
22. EU leadership
Victor ,   Klaks.Faroe Islands   (12.10.12)
The EU leadership is a bunch of morons. Dictators combined with the spirit of jewhating and christianhating, all the while inviting all this millions og muslims to join them. The EU leadership is bowing for the commands of all this muslims and especially for the so called "Palestinians". Very soon the Antichrist will arise from the ruins from this rotten union, but the world is blind, and I would not be surprised, if Nobel will give him a Peace Prize. Blessings to Israel. Shalom
23. They stole it from ISRAEL.
Israeli 2   (12.10.12)
ISRAEL deserves it - NOT Europe.
24. What a joke!
Maurice ,   Los Angeles, USA   (12.11.12)
The Nobel prize is not worth the paper is printed on.
25. Nobel prize has become a joke
Chaim Ben Kahan ,   Efrat, Israel   (12.11.12)
Once arch terrorist Arafat received the nobel prize for peace, I realized that it was a sham.
26. Prize not justified according to Islam
Ian ,   Newcastle upon Tyne   (12.11.12)
The EU received this prize for 'transforming Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace'. Depends which way you look at it.According to Islamic Law,the vast majority of Europe is very much part of the dar al-harb,the abode of war. Or maybe the Nobel Prize Committee knows more than we do. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!
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