Comments on: Salam Fayad – Re:Potential upgrade of EU-Israel relations http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/06/13/salam-fayad-repotential-upgrade-of-eu-israel-relations/ Free Minds for a Free Palestine Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:11 +0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mr Silv http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/06/13/salam-fayad-repotential-upgrade-of-eu-israel-relations/#comment-938 Mr Silv Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:16:49 +0000 http://palestinethinktank.com/?p=696#comment-938 That's a fair point Neta, interestingly enough I had a sympathetic reply today from one of the emails I sent regarding this. I'm turning very GREEN of late: Thank you for your recent email about proposals to upgrade the EU’s relationship with Israel. As a committed campaigner against the occupation of Palestine and the ongoing human rights violations perpetrated by the Israeli authorities, Caroline is very strongly opposed to this move. She has consistently argued that Israel is already in breach of the EU-Israel Trade Association and that this should be suspended. You can read her correspondence with the European Commission and the British government about this at http://www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk/2008/01/23/letters-about-palestine-and-the-middle-east/ So, whilst the blockade of Gaza and, in one European Commissioner’s words, the ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians continues, Caroline does not believe the time is right to be forging closer links with Israel. Those supportive of the move claim that human rights concerns can best be addressed through a constructive relationship with the Israeli government. However, experience over recent years has not seen such expectations realised and Israel has shown little respect for existing agreements that require it to comply with international law. Caroline has, therefore, urgently emailed Foreign Secretary David Miliband about the proposals and called on him to oppose any upgrade of the EU-Israel relationship during this week’s Council of Europe meeting. Thank you for taking the time to raise this with Caroline and for your support. Kind regards, Cath. Cath Miller Constituency Coordinator and Researcher Email: carolinelucas@greenmeps.org.uk http://www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk That's a fair point Neta, interestingly enough I had a sympathetic reply today from one of the emails I sent regarding this. I'm turning very GREEN of late:

Thank you for your recent email about proposals to upgrade the EU’s relationship with Israel. As a committed campaigner against the occupation of Palestine and the ongoing human rights violations perpetrated by the Israeli authorities, Caroline is very strongly opposed to this move. She has consistently argued that Israel is already in breach of the EU-Israel Trade Association and that this should be suspended. You can read her correspondence with the European Commission and the British government about this at http://www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk/2008/01/23/letters-about-palestine-and-the-middle-east/

So, whilst the blockade of Gaza and, in one European Commissioner’s words, the ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians continues, Caroline does not believe the time is right to be forging closer links with Israel.

Those supportive of the move claim that human rights concerns can best be addressed through a constructive relationship with the Israeli government. However, experience over recent years has not seen such expectations realised and Israel has shown little respect for existing agreements that require it to comply with international law. Caroline has, therefore, urgently emailed Foreign Secretary David Miliband about the proposals and called on him to oppose any upgrade of the EU-Israel relationship during this week’s Council of Europe meeting.
Thank you for taking the time to raise this with Caroline and for your support.
Kind regards,
Cath.
Cath Miller Constituency Coordinator and Researcher
Email: carolinelucas@greenmeps.org.uk http://www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk

]]> By: neta golan http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/06/13/salam-fayad-repotential-upgrade-of-eu-israel-relations/#comment-936 neta golan Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:31:16 +0000 http://palestinethinktank.com/?p=696#comment-936 notice that Mr. Fayad never once mentions Gaza and that Israel's siege and killings in Gaza is not included in his list of Israel's human right abuses. notice that Mr. Fayad never once mentions Gaza and that Israel's siege and killings in Gaza is not included in his list of Israel's human right abuses.

]]> By: Mr Silv http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/06/13/salam-fayad-repotential-upgrade-of-eu-israel-relations/#comment-892 Mr Silv Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:20:28 +0000 http://palestinethinktank.com/?p=696#comment-892 Hope you don't mind me putting this here but the Euro-Med does get a mention, it's a fine link in itself & I is trying to put a few things together for a Facebook Event. Cheers Irish union passes motions for Palestine June 9th, 2008 | Posted in Israel, Boycott, Resistance, Politics, Community Organizing Statement: Trade Union Friends of Palestine (ICTU). June 5th 2008 http://tadamon.resist.ca/index.php/post/1548 & really, considering the mention of Annapolis above & this below, to say 'inapropriate' falls short of the mark & I agree with the Irish on the Euro-Med, total suspension! Israeli occupation decides to build 1300 new settlement units in East Jerusalem [ 13/06/2008 - 09:10 PM ] NAZARETH, (PIC)-- A Hebrew paper revealed on Friday that City Planning committee of the Jerusalem municipality gave the go ahead for building 1300 settlement units at the Ramat Shalom settlement in east Jerusalem. - - The number of new settlement units approved since the Annapolis conference has reached 7974 units, according the Haaretz newspaper, a growth within six months contrasted with 1600 units between the years 2002 and 2006. http://tinyurl.com/4h4r9n Hope you don't mind me putting this here but the Euro-Med does get a mention, it's a fine link in itself & I is trying to put a few things together for a Facebook Event. Cheers

Irish union passes motions for Palestine

June 9th, 2008 | Posted in Israel, Boycott, Resistance, Politics, Community Organizing
Statement: Trade Union Friends of Palestine (ICTU). June 5th 2008
http://tadamon.resist.ca/index.php/post/1548

& really, considering the mention of Annapolis above & this below, to say 'inapropriate' falls short of the mark & I agree with the Irish on the Euro-Med, total suspension!

Israeli occupation decides to build 1300 new settlement units in East Jerusalem
[ 13/06/2008 - 09:10 PM ]
NAZARETH, (PIC)– A Hebrew paper revealed on Friday that City Planning committee of the Jerusalem municipality gave the go ahead for building 1300 settlement units at the Ramat Shalom settlement in east Jerusalem. – -
The number of new settlement units approved since the Annapolis conference has reached 7974 units, according the Haaretz newspaper, a growth within six months contrasted with 1600 units between the years 2002 and 2006. http://tinyurl.com/4h4r9n

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