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Europe's double standards
Shaul Rosenfeld
Published: 22.07.13, 20:40
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31. Lucid article- makes perfect sense
Shep ,   Memphis   (07.23.13)
32. Still waiting for just ONE justification...
JtC ,   NIr Eliyahu / Jhb   (07.23.13)
...as to why Israel is singled out, when there are so many other countries that are far far worse that EU has no problem trading with? Just one valid justification... That's what I thought
33. Israels double standards.
Eli ,   Haifa, Israel.   (07.23.13)
Pretending to want an agreement with the Pals, never arresting the "price tag" twits. The list is long. Whats good for the goose is good for the gander.
34. 20 Pathetic they are. Thanks
Deb J. Goldfarb ,   Washington, DC USA   (07.23.13)
35. #30 Tom
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (07.23.13)
You do know that if our government had abided by the trade agreements that our government signed with the Europeans. This whole thing wouldn't be happening don't you? Our elected leaders are risking losing a market where 73% of everything we produce is sold so that 370,000 settlers can live the life of riley I remind you there are over 5 million Jews living in Israel proper they should take priority not the parasites on the West Bank or the Golan
36. Gunnar,#12
sven ,   sweden   (07.23.13)
Sweden is occupying Lappland. The Swedish settlers are called "landowners" and are stealing more and more land from the Laps. Take care of that first, Gunnar, before you talk abaout Israeli "settlements"...
37. Israel's Double Standard
Zev ,   Israel   (07.23.13)
When Israel's P.M. talks about two States and the Israeli Government treats Yehuda and Shomron as occupied territory under military law what should we expect from the rest of the world. We have no one to blame but ourselves.
38. Knomeini and Iranians
Chris ,   Israel   (07.23.13)
are not Arab you ignoramus
39. #35Sarah:You lose "Yesha" today, you'll be ready to lose Ga-
tom ,   tel aviv   (07.23.13)
lil tomorrow. That is a given. Don't let Leftist propaganda scare you off with prognosis about impending doom(unless you are one of the very authors of such drivel). Just like Arab threats of impending Intifada "No5" doesn't impress us much, this is nothing & we'll survive it just fine.
40. #35. Judea/Samaria are thriving integral parts of Israel.
Chaim ,   Israel   (07.23.13)
Gutter level name calling is all you have to offer in defense of your lunatic call to turn Israel into a 9 mile wide concentration camp. Judea and Samaria are thriving in every sense of the word. The residents are stout hearted patriots. Judea and Samaria is a vital and integral part of Israel.
41. To: No. 14
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (07.23.13)
How about the Basque, the Welsh, the Cornish, the Northern Irish, the Sami, the Savoyards and the Bretonnais? They all yearn to be liberated and independent. And -- will wonders never cease -- don't they all live under the thumb of democratic countries?
42.  17. #14 There was a Falkland war!!!
split ,   US   (07.23.13)
Yeah there was Falkland war started by whom, by Falkanders? The Brits colonised that Island before there was a country called Argentina ,...
43. #19 - only democratic countries that protect themselves ,..
split ,   US   (07.23.13)
You're ignoring the words 'pretend" and 'claim'. I didn't say that Israel is democratic ,...
44. #15 - demanded the return of Gibralter
split ,   US   (07.23.13)
In regard to Gibraltar read the content of Treaty of Utrecht ,... In case of Ireland it's not as simple as you think, some of the Catholics want unification and independence, the Protestants want to stay with the crown ,... ,...
45. no double standart
Michel ,   Ashkelon   (07.23.13)
You can`t say that the Europeans have a double standart on Israel. They always had one : those who kill Jews get their sympathy no matter what they do.
46. Rau #18 - inventing history?
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (07.23.13)
" the only group of people on earth that are being occupied, humiliated and has been living in an open prison for 60 years. " You should try learning some facts before making such stupid comments. There are hundreds of occupations all over the world - some going on for more than 400 years now
47. #44 you are the simple one
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (07.23.13)
Why do the British colonists get to vote on staying a British colony on somebody else's lands?
48. #43 At least you spelled "democratic" correctly,
A ,   Belgium   (07.23.13)
Kowalsky, however knowing what the word means is something else. But hey, can't tax that polakus ignoramius brain of yours TOO much, right?
49. The Hypocracy of the European Union
ltrail ,   United States   (07.23.13)
The author, Shaul Rosenfeld, as send a strong message to us regarding the EU. I find myself having low regard for the EU, more so now, than ever. And I have sent the IP address for this article to many of my friends so that they would become aware. The settlements in the state of Israel are the largest calamity in the whole wide world. Not.
50. #18 - EU's Double Standard
ltrail ,   United States   (07.23.13)
No such thing as so-called Palestinians. They are simply Jordanians and they continue to possess Jordanian citizenship. The Jews of the state of Israel are Palestinians and are legal heirs to Judea and Samaria.
51. #28 Australia
Nobody ,   Somewhere   (07.23.13)
Why don't you show us the way and give Australia back to the Aborigines? You guys almost wiped these people off of the face of the earth - Israel is doing nothing wrong by defending itself against enemies that want to do to the Jews what you did to the Aborigines. History didn't start in 1948 or 1967.
52. #18 No Double Standard ?
Abie Dee ,   New York, US   (07.23.13)
Really ?? These same Palestinians you refer to have been living in worse conditions in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan where they are denied citizenship, employment , education and treated like second class citizens...IN ARAB COUNTRIES !!! Right there is your double standard that you claim does not exist. You are either a liar or an idiot.
53. Ashton was placed by Tony Blair...
Ian ,   Newcastle upon Tyne   (07.23.13)
...and never forget that.She is one of New Labour's legacies. NL has turned out to be as bad as NS. THREE CHEERS FOR ISRAEL!!!
54. Others are evil....
#1 #25 ,   New York, US   (07.23.13)
Nobody is saying it's ok to be evil. What is not ok is for people like you to ignore all that goes on elsewhere and focus only on Israel. It totally destroys your argument that you are simply concerned about the way humans are being treated when you are more than willing to ignore considerably worse situations elsewhere. In school we called it 'favoritism'. In the real world we call it anti semitism.
55. The BIG differences !
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (07.23.13)
Israel was ATTACKED by Jordan , that then occupied ILLEGALLY Judea Samaria and Jerusalem . When you attack , and LOOSE , you must concede territory . Germany has ceded Gdansk , the Elzas and other territories to the winners . It would be the first time in history that a country that was attacked should be the ONLY one to make concessions
56. Double standards
Anonymous ,   Israel   (07.24.13)
Not critizising the Russian, Chinese and all other evil politics is wrong by the Europeans, true. But what does their silence in these cases change in regard to the Israeli wrong doing in the West Bank? Nothing.
57. #52
Rau   (07.24.13)
Why would they be interested to get other countries citizenship. they're refugees driven out by the Jews in 48 and they will return to where they came from-somewhere in modern day Israel.
58. The betrayal of Herzl
tom ,   new york   (07.24.13)
Herzl's dream was that Israel would be a normal state . In a war any enemy caught out of uniform is shot as a spy, but then Israel isn't normal.
59. 52
(07.24.13)
They kicked out the Jews from Arab countries and everything from properties to businesses was confiscated. In my judgement is the following;- 100 minus 100 = NIL Is it fair judgement.
60. Doesn't Ashton have ....
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (07.24.13)
.... anything better to do? Shouldn't she be busy worrying about the perfect gift for little Mohammed Iqbal Windsor? (Well, Battenberg, actually, but why let truth ruin a good story?)
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