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Cutting a German Post
I can't believe they are approving such a thing.
Cutting a German Post
I can't believe they are approving such a thing.
"Israel reaffirms settlements on visit with German leader" by Nicholas Kulish | New York Times, December 07, 2012
BERLIN — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, speaking at a news conference in Berlin with Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, repeatedly stressed that Germany and Israel remained close friends despite their disagreement, and thanked Merkel for her unstinting support during the latest Gaza conflict.
Asked whether Israel had ‘‘lost Europe,’’ Netanyahu said that was not the case, but acknowledged, ‘‘There is obviously a difference of view in Europe on the issue of the settlements.’’
Merkel concurred. ‘‘On the question of settlements, we agreed that we do not agree,’’ she said.
Netanyahu’s visit followed a vote last week by the UN General Assembly on upgrading the status of Palestinians to nonmember observer state, in which Germany joined 40 other nations in abstaining. Germany’s decision had no effect on the outcome, with 138 nations voting for the proposal and nine voting against it, including Israel and the United States.
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But they haven't lo$t them yet.
Israel announced the next day that the government had approved 3,000 more units of housing in contested areas of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, and was resuming planning and zoning work in an area east of Jerusalem known as E1. The announcement was viewed as a reaction to the United Nations vote, and critics said future construction in E1, which lies between East Jerusalem and the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, could irreparably harm the chances for a viable, contiguous Palestinian state there.
That is what it was meant to do, as well as simple spite. Those are the kinds of things that make Israel so unpopular these days.
Israel announced the next day that the government had approved 3,000 more units of housing in contested areas of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, and was resuming planning and zoning work in an area east of Jerusalem known as E1. The announcement was viewed as a reaction to the United Nations vote, and critics said future construction in E1, which lies between East Jerusalem and the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, could irreparably harm the chances for a viable, contiguous Palestinian state there.
That is what it was meant to do, as well as simple spite. Those are the kinds of things that make Israel so unpopular these days.
Most countries regard any Israeli settlement beyond the 1967 boundaries as illegal under international law, so the 3,000 new units would be expected to produce criticism. But the apparent threat to build on E1, however symbolic, struck a deeper chord of criticism.
Any expectations that Netanyahu would try to defuse the situation or at least downplay it during his visit to Berlin were dashed Thursday when he brushed aside criticism.
The usually warm relations between Israel and Germany have been especially strained in recent days. Israel’s loss of support from Germany in the UN vote stung especially hard.
German leaders have backed Israel for decades as amends for the Holocaust, whether that came in the form of diplomatic help or arms shipments.
And MONEY! Don't forget that!
But as the Nazi era recedes into the past, Germans have proven increasingly willing to criticize Israel.
And MONEY! Don't forget that!
But as the Nazi era recedes into the past, Germans have proven increasingly willing to criticize Israel.
With parliamentary elections coming up next month in Israel, Netanyahu had a strong incentive to take a tough stand after the UN vote.
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Netanyahu came to Germany with several ministers for regularly scheduled intergovernmental consultations. The themes of the meeting were supposed to be innovation, sustainability, and education, but they were overshadowed at the news conference by talk of settlement construction.
Referring to the ‘‘special relationship’’ between the two countries, Netanyahu said to Merkel, ‘‘I want to take this opportunity to make it absolutely clear that I have no doubt whatsoever about the depth of your commitment to Israel’s security and to the well-being of the Jewish state.’’
And if you waiver you will be voted out of office.
And if you waiver you will be voted out of office.
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Also part of the agenda:
"Gay rights campaigners won a victory over the German government Thursday as the country’s top court ruled that homosexual couples in civil unions should receive the same tax benefits as heterosexual married couples. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right government had long resisted granting the same tax benefits to gay couples in civil unions."
She's doing her bending-over best to satisfy the Jewish agenda.
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"A woman killed her five infants shortly after giving birth in secret at home and in the woods because each time she became pregnant she feared her husband would leave if she had more children, authorities said Thursday."
An abortion of sorts.
Also part of the agenda:
"Gay rights campaigners won a victory over the German government Thursday as the country’s top court ruled that homosexual couples in civil unions should receive the same tax benefits as heterosexual married couples. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right government had long resisted granting the same tax benefits to gay couples in civil unions."
She's doing her bending-over best to satisfy the Jewish agenda.
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"A woman killed her five infants shortly after giving birth in secret at home and in the woods because each time she became pregnant she feared her husband would leave if she had more children, authorities said Thursday."
An abortion of sorts.
