[[{"content_id":"342094","domain_id":"0","lang_id":"en","portal_id":"2","owner_id":"114","user_id":"38","view_accesslevel_id":"0","edit_accesslevel_id":"0","delete_accesslevel_id":"0","editor_id":"38","content_title":"Mick Napier in an interview with Qodsna:\r\n\r\nEU Unlikely to Carry Out Sanctions Threats Over Israel Annexation Plan","content_number":"","content_date_event":"2020-05-28 14:01:24","content_summary":"Napier said European governments attach great importance to Israel, since the regime acts as their pawn in the Middle East in absence of the Europeans\u2019 colonial presence in the region.","content_summary_fill":"1","content_body":" \r\n\r\nEU Unlikely to Carry Out Sanctions Threats Over Israel Annexation Plan \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nA human rights activist believes the European Union is highly unlikely to implements threats of sanctions on Israel in case the regime moves to annex large swaths of the West Bank, accusing the 27-member union of paying lip service to human rights when it comes to Palestine.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nMick Napier, a member of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, made the statement in an interview with Qodsna on Wednesday, referencing to EU threats of sanctions against Israel over the annexation plan.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nEU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has asserted the EU foreign ministers might consider sanctions against Israel, in what appears to be a bid to thwart the plan.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to unveil a plan for annexing the Jordan Valley and Zionist settlements inside the West Bank early July.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe areas have been globally recognized as occupied territories since 1967, when Israel took them from Jordan in a violent war.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nIsrael Contributes to EU Interests\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nNapier said European governments attach great importance to Israel, since the regime acts as their pawn in the Middle East in absence of the Europeans’ colonial presence in the region.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“To understand the EU policy towards the Middle East, Africa and Asia, it helps to look at the history of [behavior of] France, Britain, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Italy towards [their] colonies, categorized by extreme violence and all the crimes of colonialism.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“The [old rivals] may have come together, but they have not changed their sports, collectively,” he said. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nNapier said the regime contributes significantly to Europeans’ military and strategic interests in the Middle East.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“Israel remains a military and strategic asset for the west in the Middle East. This is shown by its alliance with France and Britain to attack Egypt in 1956, by its attack on Egypt, Syria and Jordan [that smashed] air of nationalism in 1967, and by its cutting offers to attack Iran in order to damage that country that refuses to follow the US,” he said.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nEU Policy Unaffected by Polls\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nNapier pointed to a 2003 opinion poll on Israel as proof the EU policy towards Palestine is unaffected by public opinion and other concerns. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“The EU held an opinion poll of citizens in 2003 where 59 percent of EU citizens reported that they considered Israel to be a major threat to world peace.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“After Israel complained about the views of European citizens, Mr. Franco Frattini, the EU foreign policy spokesperson, promised Israel that the views of EU citizens would not influence EU foreign policy towards Israel and Palestine,” he said.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nGov’ts Trying to Suppress Dissent\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nInstead of hearing the voice of their own people, Napier said, governments within the EU actively work to suppress criticism of Israel inside their borders, citing his experiences as evidence.\r\n\r\n“Extreme Zionist groups are constantly trying to attack [us] as anti-Semitic, but this is not very important. The main attacks over the last ten years have come from government officials such that I and other members of Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign have been in court many times facing charges of racism, anti-Semitism and various other crimes because of our active support for the Palestinian people”.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“All the charges have been defeated but the pressure for these charges came from the top of the UK Labor government in 2003.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","content_html":"

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EU Unlikely to Carry Out Sanctions Threats Over Israel Annexation Plan <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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A human rights activist believes the European Union is highly unlikely to implements threats of sanctions on Israel in case the regime moves to annex large swaths of the West Bank, accusing the 27-member union of paying lip service to human rights when it comes to Palestine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Mick Napier, a member of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, made the statement in an interview with Qodsna on Wednesday, referencing to EU threats of sanctions against Israel over the annexation plan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has asserted the EU foreign ministers might consider sanctions against Israel, in what appears to be a bid to thwart the plan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to unveil a plan for annexing the Jordan Valley and Zionist settlements inside the West Bank early July.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The areas have been globally recognized as occupied territories since 1967, when Israel took them from Jordan in a violent war.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Israel Contributes to EU Interests<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Napier said European governments attach great importance to Israel, since the regime acts as their pawn in the Middle East in absence of the Europeans’ colonial presence in the region.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“To understand the EU policy towards the Middle East, Africa and Asia, it helps to look at the history of [behavior of] France, Britain, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Italy towards [their] colonies, categorized by extreme violence and all the crimes of colonialism.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“The [old rivals] may have come together, but they have not changed their sports, collectively,” he said. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Napier said the regime contributes significantly to Europeans’ military and strategic interests in the Middle East.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“Israel remains a military and strategic asset for the west in the Middle East. This is shown by its alliance with France and Britain to attack Egypt in 1956, by its attack on Egypt, Syria and Jordan [that smashed] air of nationalism in 1967, and by its cutting offers to attack Iran in order to damage that country that refuses to follow the US,” he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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EU Policy Unaffected by Polls<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Napier pointed to a 2003 opinion poll on Israel as proof the EU policy towards Palestine is unaffected by public opinion and other concerns. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“The EU held an opinion poll of citizens in 2003 where 59 percent of EU citizens reported that they considered Israel to be a major threat to world peace.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“After Israel complained about the views of European citizens, Mr. Franco Frattini, the EU foreign policy spokesperson, promised Israel that the views of EU citizens would not influence EU foreign policy towards Israel and Palestine,” he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Gov’ts Trying to Suppress Dissent<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Instead of hearing the voice of their own people, Napier said, governments within the EU actively work to suppress criticism of Israel inside their borders, citing his experiences as evidence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

“Extreme Zionist groups are constantly trying to attack [us] as anti-Semitic, but this is not very important. The main attacks over the last ten years have come from government officials such that I and other members of Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign have been in court many times facing charges of racism, anti-Semitism and various other crimes because of our active support for the Palestinian people”.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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“All the charges have been defeated but the pressure for these charges came from the top of the UK Labor government in 2003.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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