EU’s former top diplomat, Javier Solana
According to letter: Israel, “like any other state,” should answer for “the consequences” and “a price tag” for construction of housing in West Bank.
Twenty-six former European Union leaders, including the EU’s former top diplomat, Javier Solana, issued a letter last week calling for boycotts and sanctions targeting Israel due to settlement construction.
According to the letter, which was reported on the euobserver.com website and addressed to EU leaders, the Jewish state, “like any other state,” ought to be slapped with “the consequences” and “a price tag” for its construction of housing in the West Bank.
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I do weary of these people who remain close-mouthed while in office, then develop a conscience when no longer in a position to influence events. "Why doesn't the EU leadership do what we never dreamt of doing? Are they as cowardly as we were?"
ReplyDeleteI except Mary Robinson, she was always honest and outspoken, which was why the Bushwhackers had her removed from the office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Sorry off topic, but I found the review for Miral (it was in the Electronic Intifada)
ReplyDeletehttp://electronicintifada.net/v2/article11638.shtml
<span>"Palestine as Hollywood fantasy in "Miral"</span>
ReplyDeleteAs it should..This is what works for the American audience..Fantasy..A la Exodus..It worked. Or even better, Animation a la Bambi. Big round cute eyes..
By the way I didn't read the review yet but I will thanks Abu Zuhair..
ReplyDeleteI made the same observation, Jemmy..Every time a diplomat open his mouth to criticise Israel you discover that he had left office long time ago..
ReplyDeleteSchnabel says ‘Miral’ was delayed because ‘the world’ isn’t ready for its message
ReplyDelete"We planned on the film opening in December but in looking at the landscape of blandishment, conflict, and confusion, it felt like we needed to spend more time preparing the audience and psyche of our fellow world citizens for the film and that way somehow left Reula’s book dangling without a movie to support it, so I find myself reading…
"We’re actually going to show the film on March 15 before the General Assembly of the United Nations for 2000 people. That’s where the movie will open." There will be other screenings before that, the painter-cum-director said. It was at the Council on Foreign Relations last week, and will be at the 92d Street Y in February.
“We wanted to cuddle the world in some sort of way and form some kind of coalition and find some kind of post-right, post-left dialogue about this issue…. I guess you will see the movie some day. I hope you’ll see the movie."
http://mondoweiss.net/2010/12/schnabel-says-miral-was-delayed-because-the-world-isnt-ready-for-its-message.html