Europe doesn't delegitimize Israel, only the occupation

[azurnoir]

The flying squadron of international firefighters that came to extinguish the flames in the Carmel region has poured cold water on the "they are delegitimizing us" campaign. Even Norway - which, heaven help us, keeps an open channel to Hamas and heads the list of critics of Israel's government - offered a pair of helicopters.

It is hard to find a diplomat who epitomizes the difference between support for Israel and delegitimization of the occupation better than Svein Sevje, Norway's ambassador to Israel.

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He was in Beirut on that day in March 2002 when the Arab League adopted the initiative, and he wonders why to this day, no Israeli government has even bothered to discuss this revolutionary proposal.

"If Israel doesn't believe the Syrians," he said, "why isn't it putting them to the test and exposing the bluff?"

Before we parted, I asked Sevje if the Israel he lives in today, which hates foreigners and Arabs, arouses nostalgia for the Israel he knew 40 years ago.


http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/europe-doesn-t-delegitimize-israel-only-the-occupation-1.329263

[aquart]

1. Israel hates foreigners and Arabs?

You mean it's exactly like Europe?

[MindandSoul]

2. No, it's more like the U.S.! Remember OUR home grown expression: Eurotrash???WE are the people

WE are the ones who believe that NO place in the world holds a candle to the U.S.
WE are the ones who believe that we have nothing to learn from any other country!
WE are the ones who believe that "we are the chosen ones!"
WE are the ones who believe that "if you're not with us, you're against us!"

Europe doesn't hate foreigners. . .in fact, Europe is full of foreigners. . .French people are foreigners to German people, who are foreigners to Spanish people, who are foreigners to Italian people!

You sound like you belong in the Faux News crowd more than in this forum!

[here_is_to_hope]

3. What's this 'we' shit?

Huh?

[MindandSoul]

4. What's this "Europe" shit???

WE are America. As much (or as little) as every European is Europe.