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EU Envoy Says ‘No Reason’ to Stop Talks Over Fatah-Hamas Unity (here we go again)
INN ^ | 5/20/2014, 3:49 PM | Ari Yashar

Posted on 05/20/2014 8:02:24 AM PDT by Olog-hai

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen spoke to reporters in Jerusalem on Tuesday, saying that he didn’t feel peace talks should have been stopped last month over the unity deal between Fatah and the terrorist group Hamas.

“I don’t see a reason for the peace talks stopping in order to send a message that there’s a difference between Fatah and Hamas,” opined Faaborg-Andersen.

While indeed Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction has made clear that there is little distinction between them and Hamas in terms of their goal of destroying Israel, which would of course call the end result of any peace process into question, the ambassador’s remarks are made the more questionable given EU policy. …

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: europeanunion; eussr; fatah; hamas; israel; larsfaaborgandersen; rop; waronterror
Expel this “ambassador”.
1 posted on 05/20/2014 8:02:24 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

These people are actively destroying their own continent. Why would we ever expect them to defend Israel? (The same thing applies to those who are currently attempting the destruction of the United States.)


2 posted on 05/20/2014 8:06:39 AM PDT by Junk Silver
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To: Junk Silver

Who was calling on them to defend Israel? They have been anti-Israel ever since the USA recognized the Jewish state.


3 posted on 05/20/2014 8:07:29 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

He is right. There is little difference between Hamas and Fatah.

They shouldn’t be negotiating with either of them.


4 posted on 05/20/2014 8:09:25 AM PDT by marron
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This is an improvement over Lurch, and Indyk, and the lying imbecile in the White House. Thanks Olog-hai.


5 posted on 05/20/2014 3:37:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To an EU envoy, there wouldn't be.

6 posted on 05/20/2014 6:27:39 PM PDT by SJackson (the Democrats take back control, we donÂ’t make (this) kind of naked power grab, J Biden)
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