Stupid Jews don't think before answering survey
Doesn't anyone in this country think before they answer a survey? Sixty-four percent of Israelis would support a NATO deployment of peacekeeping troops to the West Bank and Gaza, according to a survey published by the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev on Monday.Why don't we want NATO troops in Judea, Samaria and Gaza? For starters, consider what happened the last time 'international' troops were deployed in Gaza. Those troops, European troops under an entity called EUBAM, may still be sitting in Ashkelon to which they fled when Hamas took over Gaza. For seconds, consider how UNIFIL and UNDOF performed on the Lebanese and Syrian borders in May. The short answer is that they did nothing to prevent the breach of Israel's borders. Finally, consider the likelihood that any 'peacekeeping' troops become human shields for 'Palestinian' terrorists.
The survey, compiled by Sharon Pardo, Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies in the Department of Politics and Government at BGU, found that the level of support for such a move was the same for both Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel.
Pardo’s survey also found 81% of Israelis would support European Union membership for Israel, and that in general, 43% of Israelis want stronger relations with the EU.
As far the longing to join the European Union goes, these people are all thinking in terms of increased trade with Europe. That would be nice, but it would come at a price that Israel cannot afford to pay. All European Union countries other than the UK and Ireland have a unified visa policy that requires each country to admit the others' nationals through something called the Schengen area. This is one of the things that is holding up Turkey's admission to the EU - many of the other European countries fear giving all those Turkish Muslims freedom to roam throughout Europe on Schengen visas. Can you imagine if they could all roam Israel due to that policy? What would the outcome of last week's flytilla have been?
Moreover, not all the countries in the European Union have strong economies like Germany. You've undoubtedly heard that Greece is an economic basket case (a friend who is familiar with the situation there told me that you find out how much taxes you owe and then you go negotiate a number that is far lower than that amount), but Israel Radio reports today that Italy is also on the verge of going in the tank. Israel has a strong economy and a strong currency. Why would we want to throw our lot in with the basket cases of Europe?
Labels: EUBAM Rafah, European Union, NATO, Schengen visa, UNDOF, UNIFIL
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:27 PM
4 Comments:
Why would Stupid Jews want to surrender Israel's sovereignty to Jew-hating bureaucrats in Brussels? NATO membership is also not desirable for Israel.
The Jewish State must shun such aspirations. They are inimical to Israel's sovereignty and inherent right to defend itself.
The EU's economic arrangement is a disaster for the small countries - it only benefits the strong EU countries like Germany (which get a weaker currency than they would have otherwise), but it destroys the peripheral countries (which can't devalue, and get a far too strong currency which inhibits exports). Being peripheral would be Israel's position in case of entrance...
Even worse - membership in the trade block would hurt exports to the US and Asia as Israel would enter the trade wars on EU's side rather than being neutral.
Fortunately, this 'aspiration' is merely theoretical and has no hope of become reality. If anyone ever suggested it seriously, I'm sure people would wake up and reject it summarily.
As far the longing to join the European Union goes, these people are all thinking in terms of increased trade with Europe.
The EU would not accept Israel in it's current state, with an ongoing occupation.
Joining the EU, would only need to be considered AFTER the resolution of the conflict, not during the continuing occupation. Remember the UN supports a negotiated end to the conflict and a two state solution.
Or a one state solution if both parties agree.
It's not a matter of saying that some European countries don't have strong economies, what I see more resembles the death throes of unsustainable financial systems. I'm not an economist, but I am also not the first to suggest a severe crisis for the EU if the credit tap shuts off.
Distancing oneself from the European economy now might better prepare Israel for a potential Eurocrash, although I'm not sure many Israelis would be convinced of any of this.
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