EU official to Israel: Jerusalem is not Tel Aviv

Again another lie of yours or just showing your ignorance nationwide? hum. I believe you know very little of Koran. We all know that there is NO mention of ?Jerusalem? in the Koran. However it is mentioned hundreds of times in the Jewish Bible. Arabs in Israel need to return home to Saudi Arabia where good life is.

Arabs bedouins came from Saudi Arabia at the time of the Automan in Palestine where Jews lived in Palestine for hundreds of years be4 the time of your profet mohamed. I think it is time for your bro to return to their ancestors in the mekah.

There is no doubt that the palestinians are related to jews especially those original or Hebrew jews. As a matter of fact I beleive that palestinians have more hebrew blood than most of the european jews who converted to judaism by religion but they are far from semitic blood.Ironically, any palestinian may have more hebrew genetics than Netanyahu, lieberman, peres, and all the europeans.

"Jerusalem is very well mentioned in the Koran" Hassan, please don't keep us in suspense, just give us a lead to where we can find mention of it, I tried looking and couldn't find it Surely an expert such as yourself can take me by the hand and point out where mention is made

Yasser Araffat, Faisal Hussein who claimed desendntands from Caanite are true. Modern GENETIC studies show that PALESTINIANS are direct desendants of Caanite people who built and dwell in JERUSALEM prior to its conquests 1003BC. Recent genetics evidence demonstrated that Palestinians are closely related to JEWS,

Simon: you are dead wrong , Jerusalem is mentioned in the Koran and you just have to verify that in the translation of the Koran in english so that you correct your selective information about Jerusalem. Do you know,may be you don,t want to know,that the arab Jebusites were the people who built and resided in Jerusalem loooooooooooooong time before jews even arrived into palestine¨.

Explain why the Muslim's don't direct ANY of their 5 daily prayers to the direction of Jerusalem and why they never made a Haj to what you claim is holy to them

therefore is NOT the same as East Jerusalem, which belonged unfortunately to the ARABS.

what makes the eu think they have the right to tell Israel what Jerusalem is. it is Israels right to proclaim where their capital is. since the eu seems to have become the puppet of the muslims and cant think for their selves. they have even less right to tell Israel anything.

Obviously the EU leaders haven't been reading the Old Testament. Shameful. Just plain shameful.

NO, Jeruselam is the Capitol.

Jews evidently believe the fact that Jerusalem was Jewish a few thousand years ago means that it should always be Jewish. Muslims believe that once a country has been Muslim, it should always be Muslim. Why should be pay any more attention to your superstition than theirs?

King David has been dead a few thousand years. Get over it.

Brtain is still Dal Al Harb but they are working on it. Maybe next time the Islamic armies will bother with Britain deja vu.

if jerusalem is not tel aviv so what are all those ambasies of eu countries do in tel aviv. let them move to jerusalem to show your words are not lose talk and show jerusalem is not tel-aviv and stop building in northen ierland for protestant english people living in ierland

the capital of the Jewish people, Israel. Was never part of any discussion, until a Arafat terrorist wanted it for him and his wife alone.

While the European Union criticizes Israel, their Islamic problem grows worse and worse. http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2010/February/How-London-Became-a-Terrorist-Hotbed/

they forced us out from many countries, now they try to forced us out from our capital and ancient homeland. Next week Jews around the world will read what's written: ... next year in Jerusalem. the undivide capital of Jewish homeland Israel.

...well, yeah, but it is not the action of crime bosses to affirm policy of Jerusalem as Israel's capital--sounds like Europe wants to give Palestinians not only East but West Jerusalem to make up for the Arab inability to starve out the West Jerusalemites after driving Jews out of the East in the War of Independence. Poor Palestinians, beset by "terror of the bulldozers" while raising firing pot shots and hurling concrete at Israeli citizens as some glorious "right of resistance." Like right on that.

remember that Kind David's city is Prophet daood's city for the Muslims. if the Israelis persist in claiming the entire city, they are increasing the stakes in this poker game and might find themselves cornered into relinquishing control over entire Jerusalem to someone more fair, perhaps the Turks. dejavu!!!

Jerusalem is King David's capital. It is more important than Tel Aviv.

Maybe the EU should open peace talks with Germany over Greece. If they will not help Greece, they will not help the rest which will cripple the EU.

General tone of many of responses is that the EU is wicked, racist, continuing decades of anti-semitism etc by these comments. But the EU is not alone in these views. They are shared by the wider international community - the UN, the US, Brazil only last week, and the rest of the world. The only country that considers Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel is Israel. For the rest of the world Israel's capital is TA. There is nothing special about the EU on this subject so stop getting so riled with the EU.

"In any case Jerusalem will always be Israel`s capital just like Zurich is the Swoss capital" The capital of Switzerland is Bern. But you are British, that may serve as an excuse for ignorance.

"How ironic that relatively recently Europe was celebrating an anniversary of the reunification of Berlin. Now the same lot want to re-divide Jerusalem." Berlin was unified because Germans livesd in East Berlin and Germans lived in West Berlin. Another poor attempt to construct an analogy ...

Since the European occupation of Jerusalem in 70 AD, Jews may not build as they please in the Holy City. Just why they never recognised West Jerusalem as Israel's capital prior to 1967 befuddles me. In any case Jerusalem will always be Israel's capital just like Zurich is the Swoss capital even though Dino might disagree.

How ironic that relatively recently Europe was celebrating an anniversary of the reunification of Berlin. Now the same lot want to re-divide Jerusalem. Nothing has changed relative to the European attitude to the Jewish nation..

i belive in G..(respect for those who don't want me to write ITS name). but i don't belive in books written by scirbans and not prophets. anyway i respect those ho belive those books. Jerusalem is a matter of modern days and not a matter of holy books. Jerusalem was conquered and not annexed, as golan was. that's why WHOEVER is right sayn that now jer satus have to be determined, and that's why US and UE embassys are not in Jer actually. respect + shalom

does that include Un laws - like when israel was internationaly & legally recognizedas a legitmite country? what happen then eric? why didn't certain people abide by that law - if they did we wouldn't be here now Eric!! learn some history before opening your mouth - if the pals and all other arab and muslims did n't react, israel would have no reason to take east jerusalem from Jordan (not the PAls)

Niall says "But the EU does condemn all violence, doesn`t talk or allow funding to Hamas (or any Palestinian organisation that refutes Israel`s right to exist)" In fact, Fatah at their last conference confirmed that they will "never recognize Israel" only the PA did. And they are the largest faction in the PA, so it is a bunch of double-speak. This is the problem.

" In 1948 it was divided because Jordan conquered part of it." It was divided because Jordan conquered the eest part and Israel conquered the west part. Both were conquerors who divided the booty.

We can do everything we want and that's it. Jerusalem is not negotiable as are not Amsterdam, Paris, London, Washington etc......

To those who say that east Jerusalem belongs to Israel, the obvious question is: by what authority? If the alleged authority is scriptural, with all due respect, scripture is not an accepted way to settle international legal disputes for universally acknowledged (beyond Israel, at least) reasons. If the alleged authority is legal, then one has to look at the hierarchy of laws. In the dispute between the Palestinians and Israel, the governing law is international law, not Israeli or Palestinian law. Few in Israel seem to be willing to do so, but it is time to acknowledge that most international governmental and legal authorities say that East Jerusalem does not belong to Israel. It's time for Israel to stop being an ostrich. Submit to international law, and accept the consequences.

... is only a diversion and nothing more... he plays for time when there is nothing else to play for...

Jerusalem is NOT Tel-Aviv. Yerushalaim, NOT Tel-Aviv was the Home of the Bais Hamikdosh. Yerushalaim, NOT Tel-Aviv was where the Avos brought their Korbonos! Yerushalaim, NOT Tel-Aviv was the capital city in the times of King David. Yerushalaim, NOT Tel-aviv is the current Capital city of the State of Israel. No one says "Next Year in Tel-Aviv", yet Every Jew, including those that live in Tel-Aviv, states "Next Year In Yerushalaim".

There is always an excuse to NOT talk. Israel will build in so-called settlements. Arabs will incite violence. So What! Abbas wasted over a year by refusing to talk peace. The EU should call on the carpet anyone, Israeli or Arab thar uses any excuse to not talk. Why one did so-and-so is garbage. If you want peace, TALK, TALK, TALK.

a tiny country whose only significance has been to launder dirty money for others, labelled as "Europe's furuncle" by a well known French journalist.

That is like telling India "Delhi is not Mumbai", which last-I-checked EU officials have NOT been moronic enough to do!

everything is cause of g-d....some things he does and some things he allows to happen....but your religion as quaint and cute as it is cannot be the deciding factor on the political outcome of this since others have different opnions and religions and you wouldn't want to force yours on us would you? no not you...you live in a secular democracy :)

You guys, stop saying that it was the will of good, and if you belive that, remember that he did kill you by the thousands when you acted bad...

It boggles the mind that the same record is playing again. Does the entire world forget that "Palestine" is not represented by the PA as Hamas is in control of Gaza? What kinds of pressure does the EU put on the Palestinians? Is the eventual vision a Jew-free East Jerusalem (and Palestine) and an Arab-Jewish Populated West Jerusalem (and Israel)? Very fair, right?

i suggest yu not read scripture while eating the local locust or honey....or that leb gold in manachevets hooka....just say no! remember scripture is there to brighten your outlook on life and all g-d's creation including palestinians and europeans...also try to remember that it is vain to think it is only you tribes g-d (although the one you represent here no one wants)

Just to remind you tha Jerusalem existed way before you guys were around, it was the capital of a province controlled by Egipt, proof of that is in many old tablets found in Egipt and in the area.

Sorry to say, you are exhibiting total lack of knowledge as well as understanding of history. lsrael lS only because the belief in God, the Torah, the God given right to this land and willingness to do and give whatever it takes to keep it. Never did anyone define the UN better than Ben-Gurion did: Um-shmum

back the white man....sure right uh huh...its not that i dont find jewish and native american myth intersting but at least i do not make myth into politics...how quaint of you....

since e'j'lem is arab and is and was ALWAYS part of any peace deal...people saying no just dont want peace..rejectionist for the occupation...dullards against progress

What they mean by Jerusalem is not Tel Aviv. If they are true Christian and they beleive in the old and the new testament they know very well Jerusalem,Bethlehem,Schhem,Hebron,and other places are the land of Judea and belong to the Jews. One day will come and the Almighty will punish the European as they go against him. When the Muslim will finish their job with the Jews,then it will bne the turn of Christain. Already the Islam have plan to change Buckingham palace to Mosque and it will be called BUCKINGHAM PALACE MOSQUE.

Goldstone report was been rejected in US House by a vote of 412 against 5.If the same issue would be voted in a settlement like Ofra the result would be more balanced.

She has no background in foreign policy, never mind middle east issues. She made some seriously ignorant comments recently in Gaza. She is, in essence, out of her element. "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt."

"days of Jewish lobby over ,get out !" Where will you go ?

before sharon and during clintons stint in the white house....e.j'lem was always a part of the deal and recognized by both sidees....i am not surprised yu want to welsh on the deal because that is who you are....but it is going to be the capitol of palestine just like ALWAYS agreed on whether you like it or not...so go cry to the moon cause it will happen no other way

Well you're right in general. The EU doesn't tend to put the foot down too often with the Palestinians, perhaps because it sees itself as a counterbalance to the US's overt support for the Israeli side which is let's face it, overwhelmingly dominent in terms of being able to enact its own policy there. But the EU does condemn all violence, doesn't talk or allow funding to Hamas (or any Palestinian organisation that refutes Israel's right to exist), and it financially supported the PA, once it embraced negotiations over violence.

V'cain Yirbu.

...because when the Arabs took it over in '48 the first thing they did was to kick out all the Jews, then blow up all the synagogues. Had they made it to Tel Aviv, they would have done the same.

"The EU is the country's largest trading partner, but has so far ruled out any calls for trade sanctions."

Tel Aviv is a part of Israel in the Center of the Country like Yerucham in a part of it in the South. Jerusalem is the Center of the Jewish Identity since our existence. No Government will survive any compromises about Jerusalem.

Can anyone give me a single example of European pressure on Palestinians? EVER?

The Vatican for Catholics and I resent EU or UN not understanding this. The Jews have Jerusalem as their raison d'etre. Around the world next week during Passover, Jews will say Next year in Jerusalem, not Palestine.

Thanks G.d, we got some people who are human! Hope we will stop to unrespect from others... Israel do not forget where we come and that thanks the united nations we are here

Does anyone see a pattern here? The days of the powerful isreali lobby in america are gone. Time for real peace.

The EU ministers are right Jerusalem is not Tel Aviv. Its thousands of years old unlike TA, thats only one hundred years old. It has had a Jewish majority for a number of centuries. Its mentioned hundreds of times in the Hebrew bible, unlike the Koran where it is not even mentioned once.Next week at my Peasach Table I will be along with all the Jews in the diaspora praying to be in Jerusalem next year.

Minister Asselborn, you are absolutely right Tel Aviv is just a very nice city in Israel, Jerusalem is Israel's capital. It has been the capital of the Jewish people since biblical times. It has never been the capital of any other nation on earth. In 1948 it was divided because Jordan conquered part of it. When under their control Jewish historic sites and religious areas were defaced and destroyed. When Israel liberated the city in 1967 it declared the city would not be divided again. Sorry Minister, you, and perhaps much of the world would like to re-divide Jerusalem. But frankly we've seen the results of what Europe and the rest of the world want for Jews and Israel in the past. I hope and pray we are not doomed to allow you to repeat your desires.

.. why make an issue of it now. Sounds like a crime boss talking.