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    Un diplomatico senior del Medio Oriente ha un messaggio per l’Europa: “Voi non siete gli Stati Uniti”

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    1. Crossstoney on

      “A senior Israeli diplomat has urged Europe to treat his country with “respect” and stop “meddling” in its politics if it wants to maintain good relations with Israel and play a role in shaping the Middle East peace process.

      “The European Union should realise that Israel is a player and a partner, and should be treated fairly,” Ambassador Yossi Amrani, political director at Israel’s foreign ministry, told Euractiv in an interview in Brussels. He chastised European politicians who, he said, believed they can “pressure” Israel with sanctions and other tactics.

      “The EU is not the United States of America, and I’m not sure the United States, in dealing with Israel, is using the term ‘pressure,’” he said. “If you respect a partner, you discuss and negotiate with a partner. You don’t pressure, you don’t threaten.

      Tensions between Israel and several European countries, including France, Spain, and Belgium, boiled over in recent months amid the war in Gaza. Many politicians from those countries – including European Commissioners Teresa Ribera of Spain and Hadja Lahbib of Belgium – have publicly suggested that Israel committed genocide in Gaza in its war against Hamas, an accusation the country vehemently rejects.

      Amrani, the third-ranking official in Israel’s foreign office and its highest-ranking career diplomat, said European leaders making such claims were ignoring the realities on the ground to appeal to anti-Israeli sentiment among their domestic audiences.

      While Israel continues to have strong relations with many EU countries, he said, relations with the bloc has a whole remain strained – in part because of what Israel considers European interference in its internal affairs.

      “Europe is meddling … through NGOs, through finance, through certain initiatives,” Amrani said, pointing to French President Emmanuel Macron, who angered Israel recently by recognising a Palestinian state and organising conferences to promote a two-state solution.” – Euractiv

    2. Lefonn on

      maybe he should walk into Gaza while the Israeli army is doing a peacekeeping operation there

      fucking cunts. yeah no wonder Europe is not the US. The US’s whole political system is beholden to Israel, that shouldn’t be the case here.

    3. CapableCollar on

      This feels like a rather odd and tone deaf statement given the development of relations with various EU states lately.  It feels very maximalist and likely to push stronger anti-Israeli sentiment.

    5. TrueRignak on

      This is one of the best compliment any diplomat could do even if, with him being an israeli diplomat, he doesn’t understand it is one.

      > A senior Israeli diplomat has urged Europe to treat his country with “respect” and stop “meddling” in its politics if it wants to maintain good relations with Israel

      I don’t see any particular reason we would want to maintain good relations with this genocidal governement.

    6. Bulawayoland on

      I would say the EU needs to start treating Israel like the enemy it is. The existence of Israel is not vital to the existence of the EU.

    7. Fluffy-Republic8610 on

      Senior “Middle East” diplomat?? Israel has never managed to integrate itself with its middle East neighbours. It’s a genocidal colony that wants to be normalised. It needs to be carefully dismantled.

    8. maximus_danus on

      I swear this Israeli government has the very worst “diplomats” and “advocates” possible. If it isnt Alan Dershowitz calling Canada of all countries [“an enemy of Israel”](https://nationalpost.com/news/our-enemy-now-is-canada-alan-dershowitz-says-on-israel-policy), it is this “political director” talking down to the entire continent of Europe. And this is the country that loses its mind if the mere mention of it being banned (with justification) from Eurovision or UEFA is raised.

    10. ViruliferousBadger on

      Oh, great – I was afraid for a moment there.

      But as far as Israel goes – we should cut all ties to this terrorist nation that commits war crimes before breakfast.

    11. Taodaching on

      There is more to the ME than Israel. Infact there is the ME and then there is Israel…

    13. it_just_works1 on

      Is it even possible for an Israeli diplomat not to sound like a arrogant pretentious prick?

    14. DisasterNo1740 on

      We are not, thank god. But we absolutely should use our economic leverage over anybody we can if it fits our values and geo strategic goals so this Israeli fucktard can get fucked far as I’m concerned.

    18. ZippityZipZapZip on

      Maybe fuck off. Go place more bets on the dying corrupt.

    21. RogueHeroAkatsuki on

      They should first start treating Palestinians with respect before they will expect “respect”.

      After brash statements like this I’m all in for big economic sanctions on Israel, hopefully synchronised with Arabs. US may keep Israel afloat militarily but economically its unmaintainable to rely only on economic partner over 8000 km away.

    22. feitfan82 on

      I don’t take advice from countries younger than my grandparents

    24. Open_Management7430 on

      Israel is not a middle power. It is kept afloat as a proxy of the US. Imaging being Israel, having started a war you can’t finish, having buried your chances of ever establishing a stable and peaceful relationship with your ME neighbors ánd still being economically and militarily dependent on a country halfway across the world that wants to leave you and the rest of the world to its fate. Now might be a time to make more friends instead of more enemies?

    25. djangovsjango on

      Europe to israel ” you have a population half the size of ny city and rely on international aid , you are not credible

    26. cutyouiwill on

      On topic. No, EU does not have to be a 0artner of Israel. It could be a partner of other Midle east countries.

    27. Inside_Ad_7162 on

      You know what. I have a message for the middle east, fk off & the sooner we are free of your toxic oil the better.

    28. DABOSSROSS9 on

      Pulling out of this particular story, i do think Europe/EU needs to establish better geopolitical alignment. France, Germany and whoever else  can only apply limited pressure independently. When done as a block though, they have a lot more diplomatic pressure. 

    30. pheddx on

      How respectful is it of Israel to open fire on a EU delegation…

    32. SuperSatanOverdrive on

      Why not write «Israeli diplomat»?

      Israel is as fucked in the head as the US these days. Of course they are in bed together.

    33. Shirolicious on

      Europe is indeed not the United States. Wow, intelligent remark

    34. SeaworthinessHead453 on

      😂 The US is not even the US anymore…. 😊

    35. SaraHHHBK on

      Thank fuck for that. And “Senior Middle East diplomat” ffs just say Israeli.

    36. Abel_V on

      Really? Thank you! This is the best praise you could have given us 😀

    38. Ready-Nobody-1903 on

      I’m tired of pretending we need to give a shit about these desert backwaters.

    39. buster_de_beer on

      Let’s sanction Israel more. They are an obstacle to peace in the world. Let’s put that relationship back on track by treating them like the genocidal maniacs they are. 

    45. Adorable-Database187 on

      Why thank you sir, Its been a rough day but the thought of not having to worry about a president declaring war on Canada, or starting a global trade war or his rampant limitless greed or him speed running the 1930’s or him being Epsteins bestie, does bring a smile to my face.

    46. redux44 on

      The ambassador is over reacting. Rest assured Europe couldn’t even ban Israel from a singing contest when their leaders were indicted for war crimes.

      Though I suppose they may think a warning is a good reminder.

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