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Lapid: EU Ban Will Promote Terrorism, Not Peace (Israel ‘settlements’)
INN ^ | 7/20/2013, 12:10 AM | Elad Benari

Posted on 07/19/2013 2:47:19 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The European Union’s new ban on areas located beyond the 1949 Armistice Lines will do nothing to advance peace talks, Finance Minister Yair Lapid wrote on Friday.

In fact, said Lapid in an op-ed which appeared in the New York Times, the ban will simply encourage terrorist groups.

“As the American secretary of state, John Kerry, leads new efforts to reinvigorate peace talks among Israelis and Palestinians, one of the obstacles—if not the main one—is the presence of extremist Palestinians and their supporters,” he wrote. …

According to Lapid, “The world shouldn’t make things easier for extremists. It’s challenging enough to remain sane and pursue peace in this crowded, problematic neighborhood of ours. We do not need our friends overseas to make it even more difficult. The EU would do well to revoke its decision.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; antizionism; belgium; europeanunion; eusaysagain; eusaysmorecrematoria; eusaysmoremunich; eussr; france; germany; israel; newyorktimes; russia; settlements; syria; unitedkingdom; waronterror; yairlapid; yeshatid
. . . but the EU will not.
1 posted on 07/19/2013 2:47:19 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

...will encourage terrorist attacks.....
yes. that’s the plan...


2 posted on 07/19/2013 3:16:38 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ((S)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Olog-hai.


3 posted on 07/19/2013 3:58:59 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (McCain or Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: Olog-hai

The European Union, just finishing what Hitler didn’t do.


4 posted on 07/19/2013 4:03:11 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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