Eine „überwältigende“ Zahl von EU-Ländern will die Palästinensische Autonomiebehörde weiterhin finanzieren, sagt Josep Borrell, Chef der Außenpolitik der Union

by bangthetank

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  1. A summary of the EU situation

    An EU commissioner jumped the gun and said the bloc would pull aid funding for the Palestinian Authority.

    The commissioner didin’t have any legal authority to do this and many countries including France (who have came out in support of Israel) came out and said “wait hold the fuck on you can’t just make a sweeping policy change without the memberships consent”

    In this particular topic around aid to the west bank and gaza the blocs largely divided, commissioner probably shouldn’t have rushed to get a media moment.

    TL:DNR- EU commissioner made a call he had no legal authority to make.

  2. the EU didn’t declare “no take-backsies” so legally this all checks out.

  4. Don’t be stupid; this is very pragmatic. Of course they should fund the PA. There needs to be some stability in the West Bank right now. This benefits everyone even if it’s at the cost of some payments to lone wolf martyrs.

  5. The PA should not have its funding removed unless there are direct links between them and what Hamas has done.

    PA is really the best hope for some actual diplomatic solutions. You can negotiate with them, you can’t negotiate with a group that wants you to be extinguished.

  6. These fools are directly funding terrorism, and they know it.

  7. Removing funding right now will kill 2m people. Of course people want to keep funding them.

  8. So the EU is committing to funding a campaign of genocide and terrorism. Jeez.

  11. Of course they do. Where do you think almost 5 million people will flee too when they have no power, water, shelter or food for much longer?

  12. Europe isn’t dumb. The economy would literally collapse if there was a major oil embargo from Arab countries. The EU is correct to act in EU interests. Key to this is a semblance of nonpartisanship on what is a complicated political mess that has no good solutions that has gone on for 75/years and will continue at least that long into the future.

    It’s easy for American to spout tough stands on Ukraine, Palestine and other issues that has little impact on their daily lives.

  13. The action of Hamas clearly dimmed the prospect of peace and two states solutions. They reversed the gains made by Sadat and Arafat .

  14. They’ve been funding PA for years, and the money was supposed to be for infrastructure. Instead nothing has been done, they are still reliant on Israel for electricity and water, but they have lots of shiny underground bunkers full of weapons.

    It’s absolutely naive to pretend that continued funding will be used for the actual benefit of the people, while hamas continues to govern, and is now participating in an actual war.

    No one can help the Palestinian people except for themselves … and they do that by disowning and overthrowing hamas. If they choose to do so, which is unlikely seeing as every election in the last 30 years has always been 49:51 or 51:49 for fatah or hamas.

  15. I wonder when people will stop defending the Hamas terrorists. Seems weird to be on the side of people who tell civilians not to move when bombed, because they need the human shields.

  16. A dumb statement only a buffoon like Borrell can make.

    Yea, send more money to Hamas terrorists or the corrupt PA.

    How do you think Arafat’s wife is living like a queen in France ?

  18. Why would they ever pull funding for PA based on Hamas attacks? Does this even need to be a headline? PA is not Hamas and they don’t even govern shared territory.

  19. Makes sense. The Palestinian Authority has done a good job in the West Bank. There haven’t been mass rocket launches. There hasn’t been raids where they rape and mutilate civilians. These are not the same people as Hamas.

  21. didn’t know that a overwhelming number was 2, it’s truly overwhelming and scary number, and btw let’s name them : Spain and Ireland

  22. Is it just me, of is Joseph Borell kind of an assh*le?

  23. I’m assuming they mean the PA as the effective ruling body of the West Bank and if so there’s absolutely no reason to drop funding for them. Just to Gaza.

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