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EU plans to pressure Israel as diplomat warns of 'collision course'
Elior Levy
Published: 25.03.15, 17:31
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31. more European antisemitism
nadav ,   tlv   (03.25.15)
rather than pressure their own Muslim communities and Arab/Muslim governments to tone down their vehement and violent antisemitism and rejection of Israel as a Jewish State, the EU- Obama's lapdog, decides to pressure Israel instead! Disgraceful! In retaliation, Israel should allocate & reserve land in Jerusalem for the future embassies of the Basque, Corsican, Scottish, Flemish, Walloon, and Breton peoples, who remain under occupation by imperialist European powers!
32. Michael @ 24 ,...
split   (03.25.15)
I can drink to that and buy you a drink ;) ,...
33. # 26 ,...
split   (03.25.15)
Not too many idiots out there that wish too ,...
34. The EU morons have NO say in Isreals
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (03.25.15)
affaires...SHUT UP !
35. Nadya in CA, USA: China and India
ASTRONAUT ,   SC, USA   (03.25.15)
ARE HUGE TECH PARTNERS WITH ERETZ YISRAEL. Go back to college and study more poly-sci.
36. Pinhead Scott Wolf @ FB ,...
split   (03.25.15)
What do you have to offer that they didn't have 25 years ago, a garden dripping hose? ,... Dude those hasbara BS peddlers messed up your brain (if you have one) a big time ,...
37. Demographics and Reality
spyguy ,   seattle usa   (03.25.15)
For some reason, Israelis seem to be incapable of understanding the real world around them. (1) Muslims are still and will be for a very long time, a small minority in Europe and do NOT set the agenda. (2) Almost 80% of Europeans were born after WW2 and think of WW2 as ancient history. (3) Virtually no one in Europe feels any guilt about what happened in WW2. (4) Without trade with Europe, the Israel economy will get very weak. (5) There is no alternative market for Israel. Asian can make anything Israel can make for less cost and is closer to the market.(6) The more Israel tries to defy the rest of the world, the worst Israeli lives will get. The world will WIN any confrontation. (7) The bottom line is Israelis can rant all they want, but in the end, they will have to bow to the will of the rest of the world because Israel is NOT self sufficient in anything, especially food and energy.
38. ASTRONAUT @ 35 ,...
split   (03.25.15)
Exporting or exchanging what, name some ,...
39. Parts of Judea and Samaria have to be Missile Shield
Zechariah   (03.26.15)
At least 1500 Sq km of Judea and Samariah has to be a Missile Shield and Deterrant Launching Pad against the Enemies of the Present Population in The Holy Land .Need Large area in all areas of Israel of the 1949 Armistance Lines .The Scenario is to protect Jew Islam and Internationals by advanced Iron Clad Defence and Horrific Deterrant Capacity .A state of Palestinian Arab Wellbeing for Arabs who have the Capacity to live in Peace with their Jewish and Internationalistic neighbours and Vica Versa is the EU obligation.
40. EU reaction twards Israeli PM.
Mathew Peter ,   Papua New Guinea   (03.26.15)
I believed you realised that they are God chosen people so now you are trying to repeat the history n started your persecution but you won't succeed. GOD IS GREAT BLESS THE JEWISH PEOPLE.
41. Blessed the Jewish people.
Mathew Peter ,   Papua New Guinea   (03.26.15)
Why not sanction PNG first then the Israel.
42. To: No. 37
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.26.15)
Are you serious? Following your order: (1) Their bad behavior and alarming tendency to riot at the drop of a hat on the part of the Moslems gives them a considerable amount of leverage. "No go" areas in major European cities because the Moslems demand it -- and the Europeans comply? (2) Well, World War II is not ancient history and those who think it is are fated to repeat the experience. (3) True. The fact that the Europeans feel no guilt is reason enough to sit back and watch as Europe goes the way of the woolly mammoth. (4) I suppose you missed the part where Israel's trade with the subcontinent is growing by leaps and bounds. China, too. Better polish that spyglass. India and China represent slightly over one-third of the world's population of consumers for Israeli high-end goods. China cannot feed itself; neither can India. Israel exports more beef and poultry to those countries than does Argentina or Brazil. Surprise, surprise! (5) Can you spell "patented intellectual property?" The best the Asians can do is make a cheap knockoff of high-end Israeli electronic goods. And that's a patent violation, and will be prosecuted. (6) Israel is not "defying" the wishes of the world. Israel is determined to ensure its survival despite the very best efforts of the anti-Semites, terrorists and terrorist supporters. The "world" isn't going to go to war against Israel. Israel is a nuclear power. Have you forgotten? If push comes to shove, Israel will destroy a significant portion of the planet and make what is left uninhabitable for the next one hundred thousand years. Do you really care to test our resolve? We will pull down the temple walls, sluggo. (7) Israel is self-sufficient in food and Israel owns and controls the two largest natural gas fields ever discovered. You really are a moron.
43. #35 - Actually you are incorrect
spyguy ,   seattle usa   (03.26.15)
All that China wants to do with Israel is strip-mine it for intellectual property and leave it as an empty husk. China graduates more engineers in five years than Israel has in total population and China has a 5000 year history of innovation and entrepreneurship. China has more inexpensive excess production capacity that Israel has in total. China is NOT the savior of Israel. As for India, they can get everything they need either internally or from the rest of Asia and have no need for Israel. You might want to quit believing your own myths and learn about the REAL WORLD.
44. #38 split
solomon ,   bklyn   (03.26.15)
India and Israels bilateral trade totals $5 billion: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4610843,00.html China is Israels third largest trading partner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Israel_relations But you never deal with facts, and you never will.
45. Im starting to believe...
gmb ,   usa   (03.26.15)
That red moon business; in that, everytime there is an eclipse or red moon; 1/5 of europes commonsense drips away. Most of what is written literally reads as a pre-nazi-eu dictator regime. We (who cant even govern peace in our own nations) are going to come to you and "implement" our "peace" on you.
46. keep playing these bastards. but keep moving trade and energ
ralph   (03.26.15)
to asia, china, india, vietnam, japan etc. they need us way more then we need them. they are deadmen walking. we are young, energetic, smart, growing population. they are aging old anti-semites. they deserve nothing.
47. Europe won't prevent its own demographic and economic..
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (03.26.15)
...death by pressuring Israel and the Jewish people into committing suicide, selling their souls to the devil and sacrificing their country's territorial, political, legal and demographic integrity and the Jews' historical and legal rights to all of the land of Israel. Europeans are bound to die as a civilization - not because of wars, bullets or WMDs, but because there is right now an unprecedented and unmatched demographic crisis all over Europe: too few babies are born to maintain their population. Europe's future population will consist of an older, grayer and smaller and contracted population consisting mainly of senior citizens living on their pensions. The actual future, young and working European population will contract and decrease in the future, while they are trying to support a larger and growing population of European senior citizens. The European society will collapse, their economies are weak, they are overrun by the Moslems and they don't stand a chance against the military might of Vladimir Putin's Russia. Even when the Europeans draw their last breath they are still preoccupied with killing the Jews and destroying Israel. Inside Europe, Jews aren't safe and it seems Europeans don't want Jews to be safe in Israel either. Europe still hasn't abandoned two ideological and conceptual flagships: 1) racist anti-Semitism and 2) imperialism/colonialism/interference with the independence and sovereignty of non-Europeans.
48. Suleiman Haq from Comments
JUDAH THE LION ,   LION OF JUDAH   (03.26.15)
This mad Islamic comments are as follows:- QUOTE: Well if Israel is becoming a security threat for the entire world, then why doesnt EU and US and all countries in the world boycott Israel and invade it give all the lands to the Palestinians Reply by Judah The Lion Do you really believe the EU & USA will invade the Jewish State ? If they do, I think they will make big mistake. Israel not Saddam Hussain, nor Ghadaffi, or Assad. The Jewish State of Israel will fight them day and night 24 hours a day. The EU & USA took many body bags back home to be buried, but if they invade Israel, Israel will make sure that the EU/US will take not tens or hundreds of dead soldiers back home, but they will have to take tens of thousands of bodies every day. At the end of the day neither EU/US or Islam will win, Israel will make 100% SURE that we will take the world with us. We will not allow the EU/US to do what been done to the Jews before. The world will be destroyed.
49. split & spyguy
JUDAH THE LION ,   LION OF JUDAH   (03.26.15)
What the EU can do ? Would they go to war with Israel, and if they do, Israel will fight back to the last drop of our blood. At the end of the day no one will win, the EU Islam, and the world will be on BBQ. Jews go and the whole world will go with us. Nah !!!!
50. #42 - As usual, you are delusional
spyguy ,   seattle usa   (03.26.15)
(1) There are no such thing as "no go zones" in Europe. This is just a racist US GOP myth. (2) History does not repeat itself. Each situation is unique, even when there are similarities. Human brains try to find patterns where there are none. (3) Europe is not going anywhere. It suffers from the same excess worker problem that the entire world has, but they will work through it, (4) I have done business in China for over 15 years and I am well aware of how the promise of a huge market turned to ashes for many a non-Chinese company. While the Chinese do value luxury items, the REALITY is Chinese companies are rapidly displacing non-Chinese companies for all market segments. (5) Patents are worthless, even in the USA. As a patent holder myself I can tell you there are a zillion ways to work around patents and the Chinese know all the ways. Lots of very well run companies have tried your trick and LOST. (6) not all Israelis are as suicidal as you (who does not live in Israel). Sure Israelis could nuke the world, but that would be the end of the Jewish tribe, but it is likely that mankind would survive. The world does not have to go to war with Israel, just make it economically painful to live in Israel. (7) Actually, no. Without imports, Israel can not feed its citizens and Israel will exhaust the gas field in a few years. (8) Even if I am a moron, I am not delusional.
51. no 37
(03.26.15)
leopards dont change their spot. They always been Jew haters, and they will always will be.
52. no 37
(03.26.15)
You forgot Finsbury park mosque when abu hamza use to speak on fridays after prayers. Cursing, and insulting the British Government. Go to Brick Lane London E1, and try to say one single word anti Islam, you will be eaten alive.
53. 37
(03.26.15)
This can create WW3. Mark my word.
54. 37
(03.26.15)
Jews will never ever will bow to anyone not to even to Roman & Greek empire. We will fight to the end. We go they go too.
55. spyguy seattle 37
JEWS WILL FIGHT ,   TO LAST BLOOD   (03.26.15)
Ok you do have new generation of Jew haters like their ancestors no difference, and every generation of Europeans will be Jew haters for ever. Now what about the Jewish new generation. The whole world took advantage especially the European against Jews. Jews been killed, thrown into hot oil, burnt alive, gassed, and thrown to the ovens, robbed, and G D only knows what. We are now the new generation of different Jews. We will not sit down idle while you kill us. We will fight you like lion and we will not be scared. We will take you and the rest of the Jew haters with us to the same grave. You are now dealing with new type of JEWS. BEWARE !!!!!
56. Abbas is refusing to negotiate, not Bibi
Scott ,   Ramat Gan   (03.26.15)
Netanyahu has always said he is willing to negotiate without preconditions. Abbas is the one who has made unreasonable demands & has abandoned negotiations & violated the Oslo Accords by turning to the UN. The EU needs to stop their blind support for this terrorist backed government & stop interfering in Israel's internal affiars.
57. Europe 'considers.......
tiki ,   belgium   (03.26.15)
Israel to be an "entity" that doesn't extend beyond the green line (1967). Most citizens of Europe 'consider the EU an artificially & undemocratic entity with to many overpaid leaders & functionaries. Arab countries 'consider Israel an illegal entity which should be removed from the planet. Israel 'considers that all the above can consider what they want but Israel will do everything to survive the hyena's from the EU & Arab/Islam countries........and Obama. And that's all that counts!
58. Solomon ,...
split   (03.26.15)
First, check what 'bilateral' means and when you done check on urban dictionary what 'chump change' means ,...
59. #58 split
solomon ,   bklyn   (03.27.15)
$5 billion is "chump change"? China is Israel's third largest trading partner is "chump change"? You also avoid the fact that I answered your questions in #38. Too embarrassing, yes? Your post shows no acknowledgment of facts, as your usual.
60. To: No. 50
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.27.15)
1. Then why are the Swedish police afraid to enter Malmo? Why are the French police loath do the heavily Moslem slums of Paris, Toulouse and Marseilles? 2. Oh, I don't know about that. Of course the individual situations are different. But the outcomes are predictably the same. Except no more Jews will be ushered to their deaths by jaw-dripping anti-Semites. Count on it. 3. Europe is rapidly becoming an Islamic continent. Don't delude yourself otherwise. 4. Chinese companies do not come close to matching the high-end luxury goods and superior technology products that are produced elsewhere. If your company has failed in China, it must be the substandard goods and services that you provide. Israel has done extremely well in China. I guess the problem must be with you. 5. No, there are not a "zillion" ways to work around patents. Once upon a time, India thought it would become the world's largest manufacturer of generic drugs. Patent suits ad nauseum put an end to that. Please do not ever forget that for the pendency of a litigation, the defendant is precluded from manufacturing its product until the patent issues have been resolved. Not even China wants to defend billions of dollars in patent violation suits. Trust me. Besides -- why buy a cheap Chinese knock-off that will cease to function in a few weeks? By the way, Microsoft shut down the Chinese computer manufacturers violating Microsoft's intellectual property in a matter of weeks. So did Dell; so did Hewlett Packard. If you couldn't, you probably hired lousy lawyers. Or else your product was not as good as the knock-offs. 6. Oh, but I do live in Israel at least six months of the year, and I plan to retire there. Israelis aren't suicidal, but we have very good memories. We are NEVER AGAIN going to be herded into the abyss. You're all coming with us. Let's pah-tay! 7. What planet do you live on? Israel has been an agricultural exporter for decades. Moreover, the two natural gas fields which Israel owns and controls are estimated to contain sufficient natural gas to remain in production for at least SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS. Or do you consider 700 years to constitute "a few years." 8. I beg to differ. Not only are you a moron, but you are a delusional one as well. You are also a vicious anti-Semite, which goes a long way towards explaining your delusions. You're just jealous. What's the matter? Because you failed dismally in an attempt to market in China, you expect Jews to do the same? Not going to happen, sluggo. Suck it up and work on figuring out where you went wrong.
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