https://freerepublic.com/tag/averofneophytou/ en-us Sat, 16 Jan 2016 08:44:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3384368/posts Cyprus no longer sees Israel as an aggressive country imposing its will by force on the Palestinians, but rather as a small nation fighting for survival in the face of much greater odds, Averof Neophytou, head of the country's center-right ruling party said on Monday. [...] For years, he said, Cyprus had the "wrong perception of Israel," partly because it was for so long an active member of the Non-Aligned Movement, before joining the EU in 2004. "For decades Israel was blamed for creating the instability in the region, but can anyone credibly blame Israel for the instability in Syria,... Jerusalem Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3384368/posts#comment Sat, 16 Jan 2016 08:44:16 GMT