Tuesday, July 16, 2013

In ‘earthquake’ diplomatic move, EU calls on Israel to ‘recognize in writing that the West Bank settlements are not part of Israel’

"Huge news out of Europe. Effective Friday, a new European Union directive with a "territorial clause" bans all EU funding of projects in territories occupied by Israel since the '67 war: the West Bank including East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. The new directive(pdf), which covers all areas of co-operation between the EU and Israel, culture, academia, sports, economics and science, requires the Israeli government to "recognize in writing that the West Bank settlements are not part of Israel."
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  1. thankgodimatheistJuly 16, 2013 at 6:02 PM

    EU’s new policy on Israeli settlements: THE FULL GUIDELINES

    "Any Israeli entity seeking funding from or cooperation with the European Union will have to submit a declaration stating that the entity has no direct or indirect links to the West Bank, East Jerusalem or the Golan Heights, according to the new EU guidelines."
    http://www.australiansforpalestine.net/83017

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