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Related: About this forumThe Day Europe Got Israel’s Attention
Responding to the EUs decision to limit all joint projects at the Green Line, Prime Minister Netanyahu displayed a confrontational attitude, vowing not to let anyone harm the settlers.By Noam Sheizaf |Published July 16, 2013
The European Unions decision to limit all joint projects with Israel beyond the pre-1967 borders accomplished what all of President Obamas speeches and Secretary of State Kerrys diplomatic missions have failed to it put the occupation back as the top story on the Israeli agenda.
The new European guidelines UPDATE: the exact term is Commission Notice which were revealed by Haaretzs Barak Ravid this morning, will demand that any agreement with an Israeli institution include an article limiting activities beyond the pre-1967 borders. The guidelines allow European involvement with Israeli institutions which are based beyond the Green Line as the Justice Department is, for example as long as the joint activity doesnt take place in occupied territory. In accordance with the international communitys longstanding position, the guidelines dont recognize the Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem and the surrounding territories, or the Golan Heights.
The non-binding guidelines were delivered to all 28 EU member states on June 30 and they are due to come into effect this Friday in 2014.
UPDATE: The Commission Notice doesnt mention agreements but rather applies to EU grants, prizes and programs. Ariel University, for example, cannot benefit from a European grant, but if a member-state chose to fund it, it can go on doing so.
Unlike previous warnings and condemnations of settlement construction, which Israelis seem to have gotten used to, this step caught the Israeli public, media and government by surprise (at least part of the reason is that the Foreign Ministry is on strike and the foreign minister position is vacant pending the conclusion of Avigdor Libermans trial). All media outlets were quick to post follow-ups to Haaretzs story this morning. UPDATE: According to a European source, Israel was informed of the process during all its stages.
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(9,688 posts)2. This is way beyond tiresome, oberliner.
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