Israel's twisted logic in keeping EU legislators out of Gaza

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

http://972mag.com/israels-twisted-logic-in-keeping-eu-legislators-out-of-gaza/81010/

Israel blocked a European Parliament humanitarian delegation from entering the Gaza Strip through Israel last week, claiming that the visit would “strengthen Hamas.”

The draft program of the trip, seen by +972, was scheduled to take place this week, October 27-30. The delegation was expected to enter Gaza through Israel’s Erez Crossing on Monday morning after spending the night in East Jerusalem and leaving through Erez and and driving straight to Ben-Gurion Airport Wednesday. The program does not appear to include any meetings with Hamas officials; rather, the two-and-a-half-day trip was to focus on civil society and the work of UNRWA, the UN organization supporting Palestinian refugees.

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In an email to the delegation, the Israel mission to the European Union denied that “Israel refused an official visit of the delegation to Gaza… but rather refused the use of its territory to enter the Gaza Strip.” The email went on to explain, “this is in line with the policy according to which Israel does not facilitate visits to the Gaza Strip which will strengthen Hamas, a terror organization designated as such also by the European Union.”

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The latest decision by Israel not only demonstrates that it continues to control access to Gaza and uses its sovereign powers to interfere with EU and UN work in order to flex political muscle (much in the same way it does in the West Bank), but it also ironically gives credence to the argument for boycotting Israel.

[oberliner]

1. Have you taken over from Purveyor as the official 972mag dumper?

Or are you taking turns?

If you are now in charge, I think there should be a 972mag thread where all the stories can be read in one place.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

2. Hey DUers, this is how the distractions begin when the OPs can't be challenged.

Either read the story and comment on its content, Ober, or get lost.

[King_David]

5. Bad News from the Netherlands

http://badnewsfromthenetherlands.blogspot.ca/


The 972Mag model.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

6. What's wrong dave? Is the OP is too hard for you to comprehend?

[King_David]

7. The OP is just another in the collection,

Of bad news from The Jewish State... not worth reading more than the headline of that article.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

8. "bad news from The Jewish State..." You certainly got that right.

Broken clocks and all...

[King_David]

9. Woody Allen,

The scoop on Woody Allen? He doesn’t think it’s tough to be Jewish in America, but he does believe “many people” disguise their dislike of Jews by criticizing Israel.

Allen, 77, was interviewed in France by Israel’s Channel 2 Monday ahead of the release in parts of Europe of his latest movie, “Blue Jasmine,” a comedy-drama starring Cate Blanchett that’s been well-received since its summer opening in the US.


Asked whether it’s harder these days to be a Jew in the US, Allen responded with an immediate, “No, I don’t think so.” He added wryly that “by the low standards of tolerance for Jews all over the world, America’s been a very tolerant country.”

He went on to say, however, that “I do feel there are many people that disguise their negative feelings toward Jews, disguise it as anti-Israel criticism, political criticism, when in fact what they really mean is that they don’t like Jews.”

http://www.timesofisrael.com/allen-on-israel-critics-who-just-dont-like-jews/

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

10. You really have that boiler-plate pablum down pat, now don't ya? :)

Instead of talking about the OP you will do everything possible to avoid it like the plague.

area c, dave? WOODY ALLEN!

palestinians olive groves destroyed by illegal settlers? WOODY ALLEN!

palestinian school boy shot in the back by the idf? WOODY ALLEN!


When you can't think of an adequate argument just cry WOODY ALLEN!

[shira]

3. If Hamas wants normal relations they need to renounce terror, recognize Israel, make peace. n/t

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

4. Hamas should get lost right along with the Israeli apartheid machine.

They deserve each other.

The latest decision by Israel not only demonstrates that it continues to control access to Gaza and uses its sovereign powers to interfere with EU and UN work in order to flex political muscle (much in the same way it does in the West Bank), but it also ironically gives credence to the argument for boycotting Israel.

Israel expects others to treat it like royalty while it acts like a thug: beating the shit out of the Palestinians in the ally way.