European Parliament endorses Goldstone Gaza report

If that,s the case then why isn,t the Muslim butcher of Sudan and his Muslim Janjaweed militia at the Hague yet,stupid?

The European Parliament cannot impose sanctions or whatever on Israel as it doesn,t have the power or jurisdiction to do so,just more evidence of Palestinian mistranslation and disortions of the truth ?

Hey Palestinian Clara if the Palestine star or the Lebanese daily or whatever took a one sided poll that doesn,t mean it,s credible ,sorry for you?

I've read the report. It's accurate and not anti-Semitic, but was labeled that before it was published. How can this EU Motion damage "Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks? There have been no substantial "talks" since 1947, and there never will be until we in the US majority and those in the majority in Israel demand it. By majority I mean people who can think for themselves and not believe what their governments tell them. We just spend too much time reading, talking and writing about it.... And the majority in the US supports Israel, but not the war crimes committed by those in power there... just as we don't support those who commit war crimes in the name f the US. Don't weaken!

And ohow is stoping you? Oh I guess Israel cann't be blsme for this (yet) so there is no reaso for you to write to your MP!!!

did so at the behest of the united states. it's bad enough that there are powerful influences causing the american government to turn a blind eye to all indiscretions israeli....but it's even worse when it uses the influence of its own power to turn the eyes of others. and it's good to see that some are starting to refuse. there will likely be more that do the next time around, especially if things continue as they are in israel.

What will they do when shooting erupts from "no go areas" in the next violent confrontation.? Its not a big step from chasing police down the road throwing objects at them and yelling obscenities or setting fire to hundreds of cars.

It takes a woman to show 'balls'. Some woman! Pilar Rahola (above) is a Spanish politician, journalist and activist and member of the far left. Her articles are published in Spain and throughout some of the most important newspapers in Latin America. She writes: Why don't we see demonstrations against Islamic dictatorships in London, Paris, Barcelona? Or demonstrations against the Burmese dictatorship? Why aren't there demonstrations against the enslavement of millions of women who live without any legal protection? Why aren't there demonstrations against the use of children as human bombs where there is conflict with Islam? Why has there been no leadership in support of the victims of Islamic dictatorship in Sudan? Why is there never any outrage against the acts of terrorism committed against Israel? Why is there no outcry by the European left against Islamic fanaticism? Why don't they defend Israel's right to exist? Why confuse support of the Palestinian cause with the defense of Palestinian terrorism? An finally, the million dollar question:Why is the left in Europe and around the world obsessed with the two most solid democracies, the United States and Israel, and not with the worst dictatorships on the planet? The two most solid democracies, which have suffered the bloodiest attacks of terrorism, and the left doesn't care. And then, to the concept of freedom. In every pro Palestinian European forum I hear the left yelling with fervor: "We want freedom for the people!" Not true. They are never concerned with freedom for the people of Syria or Yemen or Iran or Sudan, or other such nations. And they are never preoccupied when Hammas destroys freedom for the Palestinians. They are only concerned with using the concept of Palestinian freedom as a weapon against Israeli freedom. The resulting consequence of these ideological pathologies is the manipulation of the press. The international press does major damage when reporting on the question of the Israeli-Palestinian issue. On this topic they don't inform, they propagandize. When reporting about Israel the majority of journalists forget the reporter code of ethics. And so, any Israeli act of self-defense becomes a massacre, and any confrontation, genocide. So many stupid things have been written about Israel, that there aren't any accusations left to level against her. At the same time, this press never discusses Syrian and Iranian interference in propagating violence against Israel; the indoctrination of children and the corruption of the Palestinians. And when reporting about victims, every Palestinian casualty is reported as tragedy and every Israeli victim is camouflaged, hidden or reported about with disdain. And let me add on the topic of the Spanish left. Many are the examples that illustrate the anti-Americanism and anti-Israeli sentiments that define the Spanish left. For example, one of the leftist parties in-Spain has just expelled one of its members for creating a pro-Israel website. I quote from the expulsion document: "Our friends are the people of Iran, Libya and Venezuela, oppressed by imperialism, and not a Nazi state like Israel."

"While other players are striving to support the peace process"? He couldn't possibly mean Israel, could he? "Deeply disappointed and puzzled by the motion"? Gee? They're puzzled by it? Wow! And oh please, spare us! They're talking about Europe stifling criticism? Israel? OMG! That's actually a double dip into the hypocrisy barrel! Stifling criticism is Israel's first line defense against repurcussion for all of its extralegal activities, and it's exactly what it's trying to do by accusing the EU of doing it! Whew! And next we'll be hearing "anti-Semitism". That's the second line of defense when the first one fails.

spouting the usual BS in response to the facts. The gig is up.

land, sir. US supports Israel blindly, not the other nuts, and therefore it makes US look bad in light of Iran/Iraq/Afghanistan while you guys are stealing land thereby creating more jihadists.

Reading your post about "barbarians" and said barbarians trying to 'get what you were given', well, perhaps that attitude is what Europe didn't want to deal with. You think you are better than everybody else. That attitude is frowned on. Nobody wants to deal with it. Capish? So, they threw you out.

The blind zealots spin everything for public consumption hoping if they throw enough BS against the wall, some will stick. Don't know what's going on over there, but Israel actions sure sound stupid on US News. Yes, believe it or not, we US peons are now being advised of Israel's two stepping daily. I pray sanity arrives, and soon cause the BS being put forth as justification for Gaza has 'raised the eyebrow' of the UN, EU and others as well. Biden's visit made the point to those capable of gleaning what's going on. Michael Moore's new movie 'Capitalism' points to the financial crisis; in fact he argues it was a financial "coup de tat", with a US Rep. agreeing to that characterization, using names/faces, etc, stating the Bailout agreement was very short, a paragraph, but stated that nobody could review where the money went. Person chosen to oversee the funds says Mr. Paulson has neglected to inform her what happened to the funds, despite repeated requests. Good movie!!

Violent riots are have ocured regularly in Europe,it is a short step from the mob chasing police down the road throwing rocks and yelling obscenities to shooting at them.Are police supposed to stay and be target practice for jihadists ? It worked for the murderer in the Libyan embassy,it is an invitation for others in the "no go" areas of Europe. Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make insane

Violent riots are have ocured regularly in Europe,it is a short step from the mob chasing police down the road throwing rocks and yelling obscenities to shooting at them.Are police supposed to stay and be target practice for jihadists ? It worked for the murderer in the Libyan embassy,it is an invitation for others in the "no go" areas of Europe. Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make insane

Violent riots are have ocured regularly in Europe,it is a short step from the mob chasing police down the road throwing rocks and yelling obscenities to shooting at them.Are police supposed to stay and be target practice for jihadists ? It worked for the murderer in the Libyan embassy,it is an invitation for others in the "no go" areas of Europe. Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make insane

"Europe has been the enemy of the Jewish people since 2,000 years." Don`t be daft! These Jews you`re talking about WERE Europeans, not some alien group. That way of thinking should have died with the Nazis. That old tactic of calling all Israelis, Europeans doesn't work; over half are from the Middle East and Central Asia.

I see this message: "Your response has been received. If selected for publication it will appear shortly on our site. Thank you for participating in this Talkback." This appears to be an Ahmadinejad-like statement. I thought your country was a democracy! Why is there a barrier to free communication in a public forum?

Why is everyone here so opposed to an investigation? They say only criminals run from investigators. If Israel was confident of innocence they would welcome an independent inquiry. Hence, the more you oppose the more guilty you appear.

IS IT ACTUALLY POSSIBLE TO CRITICIZE ISRAELI POLICY WITHOUT BEING LABELED ANTI-SEMITIC? EVEN IF YOU ARE JEWISH LIKE GOLDSTONE AND MYSELF?

'The [EU parliamentary] resolution backed the findings of a UN-appointed expert panel chaired by ... Richard Goldstone.' No-where in the article could I find any indication as to *why* the EU backed the Goldstone report. Did the EU conduct its own independent investigation, and find it congruous with Goldstone's? I think to some degree it's another sad case of the EU engaging in Israel-bashing. But: the parliamentary vote was close. And given its timing right after Israel announced its latest and highly controversial E Jerusalem housing scheme, I can't help but wonder if the vote might have otherwise failed. Unfair though it would have been of them, some MEPs, I suspect, decided to punish Israel for it building programme -- by voting in favour of the Goldstone report. Possibly another foregin policy failure to lay at the feet of the Netanyahu government? MV

A basic right held dear by the community of nations as they deny this right to only one nation--the Jewish nation of Israel. Europeans that believe that millions of Jews vanished from their midst without resistance or defiance, cannot comprehend our refusal to return territory captured in an existential war of self-defense to those still bent upon our destruction. We will continue to stengthen our economy and build our nation in the land of Israel, despite their patronizing criticism.

israel using terrorizom and holecaust as defense for treating the pals the way they do

you people just don't listen, again i am right, i have previously stated that israel will implode due to it's actions, i've said that the world will see israel for what it is, i've said that all the arabs will eventually unite and strike israel with massive consequences to israel, and last but not least, I'VE ALWAYS SAID ISRAEL CAN LIVE IN PEACE, but no, you just have to be greedy.

"[N]othing Israel does [will] satisfy the EU or the Palestinians." Correction, Doc. "Nothing" is what Israel hopes will satisfy the EU and the Palesinians. Actually, given the insulting new settlement construction announcements, less than nothing is what is being offered. The fact that Israel dares to portray itself as wronged, is the perfect example of chutzpah.

"EU has removed itself from peace process" There is no peace process. There is barely even a pretend peace process. All that the EU has removed itelf from is a farce.

Always seeking to justify Israel's wrong doings. In the process you have discredited your own advocacy a long time ago by your con- tinued lopsidedness for the land thieves and the war mongers in Israel. They are the shame of the free world today will do in Israel as a member state in the coming years... Dutch P.S I see this reality taking root daily in the US as people turn away from Israel's in utter disgust despite their officials endorsements. Of course, the problem there is they won't be able to withstand the ground swell of action against Israel even among their own today...

Caolition of Useful Idiots and professional crooks. 'United Left-Nordic Green Left (EUL-NGL) - read Useful Idiots. Kyriacos Triantaphyllides - read 'professional crook'

I was lectured that Jews are a spritual group and that even I may become a Jew by accepting the bond with the God of Israel, if I may so desire (I actually have and do sometimes). Is that wrong then? Genetically and ethnically I'll never make it I'm afraid (Dutch potato father and rice-grain Indonesian/Tartarian mother).

before giving any lesson the europeans should look in its own backyard eventhough there was no crime against humanity in gaza european leaders : the french and the dutch should be tried for their complicity in the genocide in the srebrenicza (the ducth troop handing over bosnian civilians to the serbs) and the french for helping the hutu eliminate 800.000 tutsi in rwanda.. typical european hypocrites!!!!

They were citizens of France and that makes them French!

Lets see how they behave if the next riots involve gunfire etc at police on their own turf. In Britain the precedent is,Moslems/fellow travellers chase police down the road throwing objects and yelling obscenities while the BBC pretends not to know. No return fire at the Lybian embassy either.Feel free to kill British police. How the mighty have fallen. Thank you useful idiots

which has longed plagued its politics...a true shame ...the Goldstone report neither stands the sniff test nor more penetrative scrutiny of any kind....it is a tool to be exploited by those with an agenda to damage, diminish, and/or otherwise destroy israel. Europe decision , to their credit was by no means entirely lopsided, but it was foolish no doubt. Their efforts would be much better spent in at least a dozen different ways when it comes tothe middle east which they largely shaped in modern times.

... shows that Israeli patience is growing very thin with the EU's (and others) lack of holding Hamas and their charter of death and destruction responsible for their continued acts of war against Israel. Hamas & Hezbollah have rearmed their weapons stocks to various degrees but their souls are still shell-shocked from the recent IDF retaliations they wholeheartedly invited. This Israeli language of strength and deterrence needs no interpreter amongst her enemies!

Europe, and certainly the EP understands nothing about the Middle East. They just send money and have watched all of their (our) money fund everything from terrorism to Arafat's wife's wardrobe. So why should they not endorse this report they don't actually understand it other than it is against Israel and that seems to be enough. As the saying goes the man with one eye is king in the world of blind men

jews were peersecuted and eventually gassed in europe... and europe really does not care if it happens again. europe however will actually end up being punished by muslims, how ironic.

Another merrit of the Goldstone report is that it upholds a mirror into our faces. And seemingly, not all of us dare to look at the warts on our noses. The loud screaming against the report perhaps is due to the clarity some warts can be seen, be they Israeli or Palestinian. Reading the report -without the motive for finding a stick to hit 'the other' is a good start for a better understanding of the 'death embrace' in which two closely related brother-peoples are entangled. There is truly no need to blame the Jews or the Arabs or the gentiles, the 'anti-semites' or the barbarians. At one point or another, we all develop warts on our noses. Success with completing your reading of the report. Kol ha cavod, mabruk -congrats- : for delivering such impressive and most difficult Document

Unless they take Israel's side they are biased? Strange reasoning.

As usual, your post has nothing to do with the resolution which was passed, Do you always change the subject?

"They hate us for what we are" "Europe is the native place of anti-semitism" "Israel is appalled by the EU's support of Hamas" "We will never stop fighting terrorism" "We are very angry" Blah blah blah...

With a Muslim highly polarizing population in virually every country over 15%, and increasing, added to existing nihilistic ultra-Left groups, and residues of historic anti-semitism, Europe has little moral weight over Middle East issues any more. Europeans pontificate a lot, but are flabby defeatists who have no idea of the realities of the world. For Israel it is painful to live in close proximity to such countries, and to hear the never-ending duplicity of European rhetoric.

Thank God people are finally coming to their senses and are starting to abandon the foolishness and madness of the last 8yrs with Bush- when it was all about his own neocons state terrorism invading Iraq and securing control of its oil fields. And this continues with Obama's assault into Afghanistan securing that country's natural resounces for the US and China who mine and steal that country's natural resources daily and of course securing the pipe- line route for the US. Let's not forget US forces main goal either to destabilize Pakistan from across the border and secure that country's nuclear power arsenals so there is no future threat either to the oil. All this state terrorism must stop and the EU can help by taking Hamas off the international terrorist list which has been so unjust... Hamas has no connected to international terrorism nor Al Qaeda and neither has it targeted any other group but Israelis. Hence all such charges should be dropped against the group so its elected officials can get on with the job they were elected to do in the first place. Dutch

This is a great example of the EU saying: Enough is Enough!! This gives hopefully, I am not a laywer, good ground for prosecution of the atrocities taken place during the war. As if the bombing of the sewage system in Gaza was becaúse it was there where some of the Hamas people were hiding. I will ask my MP to see if the perputrators can be punished.( at least restrict their movements)

They don't much like the prison like poverty Gazans are kept in. They didn't really appreciate the destruction of many buildings that they had in fact paid for. They are tired of a never ending conflict that increasingly seems one sided, and to the benefit of Israel to perpetuate. They don't find the Mossad games using their passports amusing or impressive. They would prefer international laws to be upheld; including war crimes, and respect for others land rights. They didn't like apartheid in South Africa, and note sufficient parallels in Israel to be very troubling. Good on their politicians for making the point on this occasion. Hopefully they will back it up; and even more hopfully, Israel should address the real issues noted above, rather than scream some sort of bias or anti semitism.

Pierre is right. These guys are French. They were born in France and they have the French nationality. We do not care about the colour of their skin. It does not make them less French. OK?

'No, they were Arabs and African immigrants...' Yep Noam. French citizens to a man. That's the bit you just can't grasp, isn't it? - advanced democratic nations are composed of CITIZENS, not ethnic groups determined by skin colour. We've all moved on a bit since 1936. Well, all but Israel anyway.

Well, what else to expect. Israel has populated it's MoFA with clowns and loose cannons launching embarrasements every day. Now it's payback time for Liebermans time as manager for Israel foreign relations.

"Most European countries need to decide very soon if they want to be democracies or ruled by Sharia but there seems little likelihood at the moment of many of them turning away from democracies and head in the sand liberals call anybody that points out truths a fascist." Michael, you are indeed an anti-Muslim fascist. You're also a purveyor of fictitious tales and a scare-monger. The Muslim population of the UK is under 4% - cf 20% in Israel! - and the ladies are taking off the burkas, learning to drive and going out clubbing like everyone else. It's called racial assimilation and it's something western democracies do pretty well - we assimilated many of your antecedents quite successfully too and protected them against the Fascists. As you obviously have some difficulties living in a multi-cultural, pluralistic democracy, why don't you take yourself off to a hilltop in occupied Palestine, you can take your pent-up angst out on some Arab farmers and olive groves with impunity.

it,s a good news for the europeans that they begin to do according to the international common sense of just and pureness.

If the whole world just converted to Islam, then the Muslims wouldn't have anything to complain about. "Palestinian" supporters are in favor of religious totalitarianism. Reread the history of Europe in the 1930s. History is repeating itself, except today's totalitarians are not Nazis, they are Muslims. Remember it is illegal to be Jewish and living in Jordan, Syria, etc. Who are the real racists?

The resolution adopted by the EU Parliament passed by 580 votes to 37 (60 abstentions). http://www.votewatch.eu/cx_vote_details.php?id_act=447&lang=en

I am an officer. As a soldier, waging a wide scale combat operation such as the Gaza war and only losing 13 men is only possible when risks are minimised at the expense of civilians in the area of military operations. This is what I cannot accept as a soldier. I have decided to put my life at risk; my men have decided to put their lives at risk; the civilians have not. As a result, I always try to convince my men that a civilian life must be protected at any cost during an operation, even when that implies increasing the risks to our troops. If they don't agree, no one forces them to serve, once the contract is over they may walk away. This is clear in war theaters where European and US have deployed troops. Americans consider their soldiers lives much more important than Europeans and have lighter rules of engagement which endangers civilians. I consider my duty to fight against this approach to modern war and Europe should do the same.

wao it looks that israel is loosing the ground. No exucuses ( no intifada, no succide bombing). Israel in big trouble, has nothing to cover their criminal acts

There are many instances to choose from, a personal favourite of mine. "The European Union also has criticized Israel over its suspected role in the slaying of a Hamas militant in Dubai and the killers' alleged use of forged EU passports." THE EU HAS HOW MUCH PROOF? ZERO How much proof does the EU have that the Hamas Scum used fake EU passports to move in and out of Dubai? THEY HAVE TAMIM'S WORD, AS WELL AS, HAMAS', AND THE SCUM BAGS FAMILY, PROBABLY STILL HAVE HIS FAKE PASSPORTS TOO. Where is their condemnation? But no we should accept the EU as completly unbiased, rational, even handed and fair right? It is fair to condemn on suspiciion with no evidence but to stay silent when there is plenty of it, right? EU, FIX YOUR HOUSE FIRST, IF THIS GREECE ISSUE FALLS APART, SO WILL YOUR UNION and CURRENCY, AND U CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER WAR, WE ALL KNOW THAT, BESIDES NORTH AMERICA AIN'T GONNA BAIL YOU OUT FOR A 3RD TIME.

"The resolution passed by only a narrow margin, and not the consensus that was expected." So claims defeated General Kantor of the Zio Euro lobby. Reality is the EPP is the largest EU party, the most right wing, the most pro-Israeli land-grab, the most susceptible to Kantor's anti-Arab ministrations. They should have won easily. They lost decisively. Uh, can't win them all. But let's not pretend that a clear defeat is a draw eh Kantor, even the muppets on the right can do the elementary maths.

...unfortunately, it an "Israeli-occupied territory!"

"The world has gone mad. Islamic fundamentalists are steadfastly going about their business of bending the world to their will through threats, bombs and media influences against the only democratic state in the ME." Of course that could be written differently, looking through the right end of the telescope. 'Judaic fundamentalists are steadfastly going about their business of bending the world to their will through threats, bombing civilians and lobby influences against the only occupied and oppressed democratic state in the ME. The world has gone mad to put up with this racist, xenophobic chutzpah from the regional bullyboy.' You pays your money and takes your choice.

daily, weekly, monthly, year by year. How many this year, last year, the year before? They are becoming uncountable. The billions of Muslims pose an enormous threat, in particular the radical Islamicists. A nuclear bomb in Iranian hands will hold us all to ransom. Compare Israel, whose open society, democracy, free speech, progressiveness is an antidote in the ME and poses the only real hope there, amid the closed societies all around. What a shame that the world is topsy turvy. The traitor Goldstone gave fodder to the enemy and the report will have a lasting effect not only on Israel, but also on the world and its capacity to discern the good from the truly bad. Israel is good and moral, and is being misjudged over and over again. Stand strong Israel.

Wait If shooting arises during future riots, the police can sit on their hands while they are target practice.

it just don?t accept that nation not to follow the law, without consequences. Europe knows one thing very well, that war-behavior is a death serious things. And to some of the US backtalk?s, your lack of education, shine thru like a firepoke.

With French passports thus making them French. Although you could explain to me why 9000 french cars being burned last year in France has to do with the EUropean Union which has twenty odd countries as member states voting to do whatever it has voted for about the Goldstone report?

Strong feelings are being expressed here. It is really very important to read this report, long as it is, very carefully. The report is really and truly in the best interests of Israel. Israel's future depends on avoiding going down the long road opened by the attacks on Gaza.

More than 10g, bunch of immorals with a bad habit trying to preach morality on G'd land, bunch of naasty scumbags.

You going to demand Israel revokes it's special trading status with the European Union as well? I think you'll find there will be no calls from Netanyahu and his coalition to kick Europe out of the quartet anytime soon. It is clear what Israel has to do to make the Goldstone Report go away. Why don't you stop spitting your collective dummies out and throwing the rattle out of your pram and just do it already. Then it will all just go away. Unless of course which is being increasingly suspected Israel has infact got something to hide.

Great job of not posting what I write. Thank you for your choosing selectivly That is to bad because your paper is the only one I read completely. I am very disappointed

is the Jewish left. Not the far left extreme, but simply the Jewish Left. Israel should have cooperated with Goldstone. Most people realize that now. We live in a World presently, not a Ghetto. We all have to get along. We have to get along, especially with our friends.

No they were Arabs and Africans imigrants. I have been there so don't make up stories.

We will see who is right and who is wrong.

Your point exactly? That the alleged persecution of Jews throughout Europe for possibly 700 years justifies Operation Cast Lead? I thought it was about bottle rockets been launched from Gaza into Israel, my bad.

Under universal jurisdiction there is nothing to stop Israel investigating alleged war crimes in Iraq or in Afghanistan. So what's stopping you?

They are Europeans and not Middle Easterns. Those who immigrated to Israel from Europe have blue eyes, blonde hair and extra white skin. The original Jews look exactly like Arabs because both Jews and Arabs are from the same tree but from different branches. A Russian Jew told me more that 33 percent of the immigrants from the Soviet Union were not Jews and most were not cercumsized and some were cercumsized just before boarding the plane to Israel. The Jewish law states a Jew must be raised and born from a Jewish womb no matter what the identity of the sperm is. When I was in Scotland I saw many Jews, wearing the Jewish head cap, have red hair just same as the scotts. If you need more proof I will provide them as soon as you ask for it.

Lily, the world has not gone mad it the likes of you who are gone mad , beggets. Wake up the smell the coffee , U & the likes U have fooled the world for to long , know this the truth always prevails....there is nothing u can do or d say that is going be respected .....

they dont want the jews back ever

$800 Billion in property damage is peanuts, Jasper compared what it will cost to reconstruct Gaza. The youth in our French banlieues must do much much better before they can compete with Israelis.

is not the Goldstone Report, it was the war Israel waged against Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

This is unbelievable!!Israel defends itself for 8 years, attacks the terrorists who hide in homes,hospitals,mosques and behind woman and children, and is accused of war crimes. What about the killing in africa by the muslims thecongo and asia? Israel should be awarded the Nobel peace prize for their patience in not striking back and effort to save lives. The EU and Goldstone are lying,and are probably on the muslim/saudi payroll. They should be ashamed !!

SD--the message is received: for many of the powers and principalities of the world justice and law are as insignificant when stacked up against profits and riches as they were for collaborators and isolationists in World War II. The hypocrisy, unfortunately, is not a bell tolling for Israel but for its critics.

The ones who torched 9000 cars in Paris in October and November 2005 were French. You don't really understand that, do you?

That little fact Clara shows what scumbag whores the Europeans like yourself really are? The fact that you guys hate Jews who have done no harm to your countries while islamic extremists have committed terrorist actions that have killed many, and still you all rail against a tiny jewish country of 6 million.. How pathetic can you get

The EU remains smugly and complacently accepting of a Hamas-Syrian-Iranian entente openly premised on eradicating a member state of the UN--unfortunately violating the principles of sovereignty for nations you dislike ("the shi--y Jews", in the words of the French diplomatic consensus) undermines the concepts of self-defense of national sovereignty of all. Hamas and Hezbollah and Iran will not limit the range of their missiles to the geographical borders of Israel and they are as disposed to deliberately and indiscriminately target European civilian population centers as they are to target Sderot, Netanya, and Tel Aviv.

Will the EU also open an invastigation of the NATO crimes Irak, Afghanistan? How many peolpe died there ....? Whereare all their Arab brothers why they not call for the EU to invatigate the matter? ANSWER IS CLEAR.

Were you in Paris in October, November 2005? Who was it that torched 9000 cars and their own dwellings, and did about $800 Billion in property damage? Israel? USA? Iran? Whoever it was, get used to it. You will be seeing a lot of it in the next decades.

the EP is now alligned with Iran and its proxies Hamas, vis a vis Israel. THe geopolitics is that Hamas v Israel is a proxy war of Iran v the West and western values. EP has thrown its support behind the fundamendalist near east, Iran, Hamas, etc. YOu could say that it is domestic European politics driving some of this, with the large Muslim populations of the EP countries. I would go along with that, and i would also say that EP endorsement will encourage more fighting in the region, more death and more bloodshed. It also says, to Israel, we will tell you what is acceptable self defense , we know best how to defend your country. you have to capitulate and fight your enemies on their terms, or our terms, not yours. that you EP for showing us your true colors.

#20: Jews are not Europeans. They are a Semitic ethnic group who were slaughtered, robbed, burnt alive and expelled by Europeans for 2,000 years.

Israel should immediately demand the exclusion of the EU from the Peace Quartet, until they recant.Israel cannot and shouldn't trust the EU after such a biased declaration.

**If the EU is united and makes up its mind to force Israel out of the West Bank, it could do it.** ----- Before *m*ichael and the EU and their trade sanctions, there was ISrael. DURING michael and the EU and their trade sanctions, there is Israel. After michael and the EU and their trade sanctions there will be Israel. Israel IS REAL. michael, the EU and their trade sanctions are fictions!

#22 Cuba can survive without the USA and Israel can survive without the EU and Britain included.

The panic between the lines from Absolute Sweden tells it all. Margaret Auken is a priest!! She has not condemned Danish docrors in Afghanistan!! She's in line with her "priestly medieval predecessors"!! Danish F16s bombed Belgrade!! The penny has dropped and even Absolute Sweden sees the shape of things to come. Justice and truth will prevail in the end. This has been a good day.

I wonder the %of which european? the arabs? why don't you solve the problema as already you tried to do in the Marais???

Chris Linthwaite is living in a fantasy world with his MP and is pious Queen. NOBODY speaks in Europe about the Passport affair not the Dutch newsapers, not Le Monde or Figaro, NOt te German papers not even the Italian newsapers not even the Radios. Because there is no affair, and nothing can prove that there is one. CHris go play somewhere else your anti-israel in all matters, remember Chile?, became SOOOOOOO boring. you are pathetic.

Without EU trade, Israel would be very poor. Without US protection, Israel wouldn't exist. Face facts posters- Any Israeli with a brain will tell you the same.

How can Europeans dare to condemn the Jews? Holocaust Holocaust 6million Holocaust Holocaust!!!!

Keep up the good work.

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Poor Arabs have no voice in the EU?because the Jews are so powerful?? We must not forget to throw in the protocols must we?Just to remind people. Eurabia is here and now. Prejudiced reporters in the report ? So what?? Poor voiceless Arabs that you try to sell?Really?? The report will turn around to bite the EU.

the gaza operation was tacitly and even openly supported by many members of the eu and even arab states. the eu is now singling out israel for an operation that was no different than wars by nato that caused many more lives. shame on the eu.

A crime is a crime the one who did it is a criminal no matter what his/her religious affiliation is or country belongs to.

I would not dare call it irony anymore that the former purpetrators of the Holocaust now feel obliged to be good to Israel, the way Bradley Burston sees Goldstone as being good to Israel. But there you have it and there it is.

Here we go again...with the anti-semite card. Give it up!!! How is fighting for justice anti-semite? Besides, Israel is not the only one accused of crimes against humanity in the report.

To be honest brokers in any negotiations when they accept a doccument flawed from birth by any standards of judicial impartiality,

They have enough problems with their "PIGS," the US is not supporting them anymore, and they have a greater chance of falling apart than they do influencing anyone even Israel. They can talk, but that is all they are capable of as they are European Beauracrats and politicians.

...again.

Why is it that people who condemn or criticise actions of Israel are 'Anti-Israel'? Friends are those who nod at every whim, however right or wrong. True friends are those who tell their friends that what they're doing wrong. If Israel feels that the EU is not a true friend then she should retaliate with some action of its own but let's not forget that this report was compiled by a respected and independent jewish legal expert that had to look into the dark days of cast lead. The majority of people in Europe KNOW that Israel was acting in self defence but the way it did so was wrong and should be looked at. WRT NGOs - i think they mean the Pro-Israel fundeed lobby groups.

The only threat to world peace is from Al-Queda, Hamas ,Hizbullah and other islamo-fascist terror organizations. However, that is something that ignorant Europeans such as yourself fail to understand.

Nice city you live in. Do all the inhabitants call it that?

will israel apply any sanctions against EU?

will be completely ostrasized by Jewish Community and shown the contempt that he really deserves. Knowing double standards applied to Israel Goldstone made sure that attention is diverted from Iran, Africa, Venesuela and many more rogue, poor and murderouse regimes. His lopsided blame completely disregarded illegal entity hamas that attacked Jewish population indiscriminately and hiding behind their own women and children, shooting behind them at Israeli soldiers, shooting from mosques, transporting weapons in ambulances, hiding weapons in mosques, hospitals and residential buildings. He wants Israel to fight war by losing their soldiers and turning war into a rat-trap for Israeli sodiers.

There is little that Israel is or will be able to do to appease Europe since most of it will be Islamisized in domino fashion starting in twenty to twenty five years, with perhaps Holland and Belgium going under the heel before that. http://www.ourchangingglobe.com/the-end-of-many-democracies-is-near/ Most European countries need to decide very soon if they want to be democracies or ruled by Sharia but there seems little likelihood at the moment of many of them turning away from democracies and head in the sand liberals call anybody that points out truths a fascist.

EU has several $ Billion into the PALs. Be sure to charge them a premium when they buy Israeli technology products.

that the motion approved was not the watered down one. Here is what the European Jewish Press reported about the debate:-"On the eve of the voting however, the joint motion for resolution from the four parties was removed from the plenary session's agenda after the European People's Party (EPP), the main center-right political group, blocked it. Instead of voting on one joint resolution, the parliamentarians were planning to vote on six different proposed resolutions and stick with the one that gets the most votes. But on Wednesday, the motion for a resolution tabled by the EPP which instead of demanding the Goldstone Report's implementation called for both parties to investigate accusations of war crimes, was rejected in the plenary session, prompting the Socialists, Liberals, Greens and Left groups to table again a joint resolution that was finally approved"

The whole world would be affected by all out war in the ME Einstein. And who is exactly watching here at the sky looking for a beam to heaven? Zelots and Evangelicals?

Navy plus the Royal Marines.. Not much needed to destroy GB ,so perhaps Israel would still outlive you..

As with Pharaoh, nothing Israel does with satisfy the EU or the Palestinians. Netanyahu is right to go ahead full bore with his program.

the eu, like the arab league and the oic, think that bullying israel will resolve the me conflict. to the contrary, the eu has only emboldened the extremists in the islamic world while stiffening resistance by israel to further meddling.

Goldstone has integrity. Goldstone gave Israel every opportunity to participate in the investigation. Israel chose to not participate but then prevented the Goldstone team from entering Gaza. Egypt then allowed Goldstone into Gaza. Israel can no longer rely on lies, emotions and power to cover up its ills. It is time for Israel to reasses how far it has strayed from the tennets of the Jewish faith and begin a reconciliation within itself and with the Israeli and Palestinian Arabs. Most of the world sees the errors of Israel's policies and practices. Slowly there will be more acknowledgement of those errors, and unless Israel reconsiles, it will become more isolated.

To be anti-semites is nothing new to Europeans

Well, thank the Mossad and thank Lieberman. I'd say their antics made the difference.

We do not consume the "news" from the Rupert Murdochs's of this world. The liberation of America will have to start with changing the American media.

The infantile antics of the Three Stooges has earned a rebuke.

Nothing wrong about being of Russian culture, it's just missed European Diplomatic cynicism for 70years. I said inthe previous Post that EP deffered for quiproquo: no quiproquo, no resolution for Mr. Kantor who should be looking for different function promoting the Jews from The Russian Federation of States. Let the Sephardic who have been in tune with Europe to navigate through the maize of EP.

This can open the way to have warrants issues on soldiers and Israeli leaders on charges of war crimes - thereby, making it certain that they will never be able to enter europe proper or any country that has extradition treaties with any european state. Again, the further isoaltion of the Jew.

These lobby groups are are threat to democracy, always have been and always will be. There 'job' is to change the opinions of our elected representatives. None of them work for the people, all of them work for their own vested interests. Usually big business or groups trying to push their own agenda.

You need to get that parliament whipped into the same kind of shape you've got our Congress in.

A few hours before, your readers were still left under the impression, that the EU Parliament would definitely vote with "No"..... Might be worth to wait a little bit longer next time, till the real facts are on the table...??? :)

If you want the world to back off then give what you stole back to the Palestinians. Can't you see that the Palestenian's missery is making you miserable. And the pain will only increase. Wake up and stop crying wolf. Everyone is afetr me. Wa wa wa.... Stop for God's sake. Make freinds and start with your neighbor the Palestinians.

Well as Europe is not important for Israel then I suppose Israel will ignore this, and might even rescind the trade agreements it has with the EUropean Union in retaliation? The European Parliament has just called Israel's bluff, which as per usual is just an empty threat. Now for the criminal investigations into the use of forged EU passports to commit murder by Mossad allegedly. Must be getting close to been able to reach a conclusion.

Doesn't really matter what Israel thinks of Europe. Europe can survive without Israel. Israel can't survive without Europe its largest trading partner. And Jewish lobbies don't control EU countries to the extent they control US Middle East policy. If the EU is united and makes up its mind to force Israel out of the West Bank, it could do it.

... between Israel and the Pals are proving to be a total travesty... since Israel insists on occupying more and more Pal territory... ...and vice-PM Yishai even spits-in-the-eye of the Vice President of the USA, who is currently visiting Israel, precisely to encourage the make-believe peace-shmeace-process... ...Mester, don't they update you about what is actually happening in-the-field...

"Europe has been the enemy of the Jewish people since 2,000 years." Don't be daft! These Jews you're talking about WERE Europeans, not some alien group. That way of thinking should have died with the Nazis.

Israelis want to put lipstick on this pig; well, it is still a pig. War crimes, crimes against humanity...too good to be true!

As a french and only french jew, 70+, who has no lessons to receive about anti-semistism and history, I do consider that times are changing and Israël's impunity is beginning to fade. If Israël existence has to be guaranteed within 1967 borders nothing justifies land-grabbing, racism and apartheid and even less war crimes.

a just peace accord is necessary as soon as possible, standing around and looking at the sky for a beam up to heaven will not solve anything.

Biden condemns settlements while in Jerusalem EU endorses Goldstone European court puts tariffs on settlement products errr...are you getting the message yet?

for Avigdor (the nightclub bouncer) Lieberman and the Netanyahu coalition. I haven't got a clue what the European Parliament passed today, but if it has upset the Israeli representative in Strasbourg (or wherever the EU parliament is based these days) then it must be good. Happy Days.

the greatest danger to the World's peace, alongwith the USA and Iran. So, we are happy that our MPs seem to have understood that point!

Europe has made laws against Israel, and the UN declared Zionism "racism," just as surely as the Abbasid hadiths stress that "The Day of Resurrection will not arrive until the Moslems make war against the Jews and kill them." Europe would spite its own face to rid itself and the world of Jews. "Studies show that although Jews in France only amounted to one percent of the French population, they comprised about 15 to 20% of resistance members." Meanwhile, the entire world clamors, with boundless rage and undying jealousy, to exterminate the nation that was given the word of God, of which the barbarians have spared no effort to try and control.

Jewish lobbying sways EU against support of Goldstone Gaza report. Who writes your headlines??

"The draft was scrapped after European Jewish Congress Moshe Kantor warned party leaders that the resolution would damage EU-Israel relations." What's the bad news?

No 4. Europe will never take the lead because Jews and Israel do not trust the Europeans. Read a history book.

Europe is encouraging a 2nd Holocaust through the back door, by supporting Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran (with meaningless sanctions).

So what else is new? Europe has been the enemy of the Jewish people since 2,000 years.

or should I say--well done the bouncer and keeper of the low chair.

some 1 month ago. Her party ,the Leftie SF has not issued a statement on it . Neither has it issued statements on Danish doctors letting wounded Afghani soldiers(not Talibans,but the allies!) to die in field hospitals,while treating the wounded Danish soldiers lying in the next bed. No statements or condemnations of other killings ,be it in Afghanistan or previously in Serbia, where Danish F-16 participated in bombings of Belgrade. Her view of Israel : " Israel is betraying the spirit of klezmer music I love to listen to " Authentic statement from priest Margaret Auken ,completely in line with her priestly Medieval predecessors who had also expected the Ghetto Jews to entertain them during their well-deserved leisure time.

The world has gone mad. Islamic fundamentalists are steadfastly going about their business of bending the world to their will through threats, bombs and media influences against the only democratic state in the ME. The misguided anti-Israel bloc fed by traitor Goldstone tries to shape anti-Israel views. One day the world will look back at this time when it needed sane, wise men to come forward at this pivotal time. Israel (and the Jews) is scapegoat (again) for the wrongs of the world is the name of the game. Stand strong Israel.

Well I guess today is a sign of the future. Biden's hands are tied by the power of AIPAC aliyah-dodgers, but Europe is getting ready to take the lead in the Middle East. At least, lets' hope so.

It would have lost its charge to represent the people of Europe.

How can half the article be about the interpretation of the meaning of the resolution that a diaspora Jew does? Is there anything at all that suggests that the EP is in fact refering to the latest NIF debacle? Is there anything at all that suggests that this representative is correct in his interpretations which warrants the decision not to ask someone who would actually know? Maybe a parliamentarian... Biased "news" reporting imo, bring on the other side of the story as well.

I am confused: which text has Haaretz read? The resolution passed today was not a softened version of an earlier draft and it did call for implementing the Goldstone report. Also, it did contain references to lifting the blockade on Gaza. In fact it did so twice, in points J and 10. Margrete Auken, MEP