For century after century, in country after country, Europe was obsessed with dispossessing the Jews among its citizens. European nations created the Pale of the Settlement, the ghetto, the Nuremberg Laws. European nations committed pogroms, forced conversion of Jews, and happily went along with Hitler’s Final Solution. Europe shunted Jews from one place to another, set laws mandating which professions Jews could not take part in, forbade them from owning land, and made Jews unequal citizens throughout the history of the Diaspora.
So now, excuse me while I point out the height of hypocrisy of this statement by the European Union:
Asked to comment on Netanyahu’s call for the Palestinian leadership to recognise Israel as the national state of the Jewish people, a spokeswoman for EU diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton said: “We support the two democratic states living side by side in peace and security.
“We also stress that the future states of Palestine and Israel will need to fully guarantee equality to all their citizens,” she added.
“Basically in the case of Israel this means whether they are Jewish or not,” said spokeswoman Maja Kocijancik.
This is in response to Bibi Netanyahu stating that the Palestinians need to recognize Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.
Of course that’s too much for Europeans to stomach. They’ve spent over 2,000 years trying to eradicate the Jewish people. Why would they suddenly change their minds, just because a few decades ago, they felt a bit of shame over murdering two-thirds of world Jewry?
Can you say “hypocrites”? I knew you could. I can say a lot of other things, but I decided not to swear (much) on this blog.
Note, however, that the EU would scream bloody murder–justifiably–if the Israelis decided to move out the Arab population of selected areas of Israel, but it is simply taken as read that the Palestinian state would be judenrein. No one says that if, for example, the settlements were on the Palestinian side of the border the Jews living there would be allowed to stay.
And by the way, if the Palestinians wanted to get rid of the Jewish population all they’d need to do is say that they would accept Jewish residents of their state. Even the most ideologically blinded Jew knows what that would mean.
“Basically in the case of Israel this means whether they are Jewish or not”
“Palestine”, of course, can be Judenrein, just like they want Europer to be. Too bad we so rudely interrupted them in the ’40s.
To add further to the injustices that we suffered in Europe: there were also places where only the firstborn son was allowed to marry. If the other children of a family wanted to start families of their own, they had to leave.
I have posted this before.
Europe 1930’s – “Jews to Palestine!”
Europe 2000’s – “Jews out of Palestine!”
Europe forever – “Jews don’t be here … Jews don’t be there … Jews … just … don’t … BE!”
Which is why I refuse to vacation in Europe. I stay here in the good old USA.
This is wonderful news! The EU is insisting that Israeli Arabs do mandatory service in the IDF.