Lawsuit against EU demands more than 'rocketproofing'
On Sunday, I reported that French-Israeli Eyal Katorza had sued the European Union demanding that it rocketproof his Sderot home to protect his safety. It seems that there's more to the lawsuit than a question of safety. Katorza also wants compensation. Mr Katorza has demanded EU "reparations for lost job income, reparations for physical and psychological damages, reparations for property damages, monies for reinforced buildings against missiles or any other military projectiles".Sounds like a great idea. I wish Americans could join.
The dual French-Israeli citizen, from Sderot in Israel's Negev region, has lost his job and family business because of Qassam rocket attacks launched from the Gaza strip by Hamas.
His lawyers have cited clauses in the EU Treaties that offer protection to Europeans even while they are living abroad.
Mordechai Tzivin, Mr Katorza's Israeli lawyer, has appealed to other EU-Israeli citizens to join the action, to be launched later this week, a call that has been supported by the European Citizens Council in Israel.
"We plan to add to the claim any Israeli who holds a European passport and who lives within terrorist-rocket range," he said.
"The EU grants hundreds of millions of euros a year in aid to Gaza, and it is inconceivable that European citizens should be harmed by money supplied by the EU. It's time that the EU takes responsibility."
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 1:42 PM
3 Comments:
I'm not a lawyer, but does the EU even have jurisdiction over Gaza? (rhetorical question). So wouldn't that mean the European courts have neither authority nor power to enter an enforceable award?
That IS really clever!
Good for them. Anything to stick the EU's nose in the mess they constantly create is an excellent thing!
Wow the audacity! So i steal someones home then destroy their generation to come making sure they can not move or have access to the neighborhood, then I will sew them. Gazans have alot to sue for then.
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