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“EU: Let's Ensure Division of Jerusalem”
by Jerusalem Newswire - Stan Goodenough
December 3rd, 2009

European leaders plan to publicly demand next week that Israel's capital be cut in two, to be divided between the Jewish state and the non-existent state of "Palestine."

The EU will issue its call newly empowered by the Lisbon Treaty, which came into affect Tuesday, and which Europeans regard as placing them on a par with the United States.

While the Palestinian Arabs have never had a state, Jerusalem became the capital of the Jewish people in approximately 1000 BC. In the three millennia since, no other nation has designated the city as their capital.

Nonetheless the EU, along with the rest of the international community, is keeping relentless pressure on the Israeli government to give the Arabs sovereignty over half the city.

And over half their historic land.

According to reports running in the Israeli press Tuesday and Wednesday, a Swedish-drafted statement will be read out on December 7 after approval by the EU Commission. It will be the "first official EU articulation of a solution" for the issue of Jerusalem in the Middle East peace process.

Ha'aretz reported that the draft "refers directly to the situation in East Jerusalem, calling on 'all parties to refrain from provocative actions' and stating the EU Council 'has never recognized the annexation of East Jerusalem. If there is to be a genuine peace, a way must be found to resolve the status of Jerusalem as capital of two states. The Council calls for the reopening of Palestinian institutions in Jerusalem in accordance with the road map. It also calls on the Israeli government to cease all discriminatory treatment of Palestinians in East Jerusalem.'"

The statement furthermore applauds Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's proposal of a unilateral declaration of statehood, and commits the EU to "at the appropriate time, recognize a Palestinian state."

Israeli officials have slammed the EU for ITS provocative meddling.

But Europe is resolved to interfere in a way it believes will intimidate Israel into wilting under the pressure.

Measures recommended include:

Ensuring an EU presence at Israeli court cases on house demolitions or evictions of Palestinian families and where there is a risk of demolition or eviction of Arab families.

Holding EU celebrations, commemorations and national or Europe day events in "East" Jerusalem.

Regularly hosting Palestinian officials for dinners with senior EU visitors at European missions with offices or residences in "East" Jerusalem.

Avoiding having Israeli security personnel accompany high-ranking EU officials visiting the Old City or "East" Jerusalem.

Refusing to meet Israeli officials in their "East" Jerusalem offices.

Sharing information on "violent" settlers in East Jerusalem to assess whether to grant entry to the EU.

The European Jewish Congress (EJC) on Tuesday reacted with "alarm and extreme concern" to reports of the EU's intentions.

It said that by taking this step, Europe would be creating an "impediment to peace."

According to a report on EUobserver.com, "a number of EU officials voiced surprise that the provisional statement evoked such a hostile reaction.

"Jerusalem should be the shared capital of two states. I think this is a position which has been stated often enough," Lutz Gellner, the spokesman of the EU's new foreign relations chief, Catherine Ashton, said.

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