Lieberman was responding to Haaretz's report revealing that the European Union had secretly drafted new sanctions against Israel ahead of possible diplomatic steps it might take, including making the establishment of a Palestinian state impossible.
"There is no place for linking the bilateral relations between Israel and the European union to the relations between Israel and the Palestinians," Lieberman said at a press conference Sunday alongside visiting German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier.
"Any attempt to levy such conditions is erroneous and does not contribute to stability, normalization or the strengthening of ties between Israel and the Palestinians," Lieberman added.
The foreign minister brushed off European criticism of Israel's construction in East Jerusalem, and stressed that Israel would never accept definition of its building in Jewish neighborhoods there as "settlement activity."
"That is the widest consensus in Israel, agreed upon by Jews from the left, the right and the center, and I hope that the European Union will take that into account," Lieberman said. "Nobody would accept that construction in neighborhoods like Ramot, Gilo or East Talpiyot is 'settlement building.' This does injustice to reality, and we will not accept this."
"We will not accept any restrictions on building in Jewish communities in Jerusalem – there will be no compromise on the matter. Those who think the government of Israel will surrender and restrict its construction in Jerusalem are wrong. We will guard our independence and our sovereignty."............http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.626722
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La ministra de Justicia israelí, Tzipi Livni, aplazó la votación del proyecto de ley para que Israel sea el Estado-nación del pueblo judío que debía tener lugar hoy en el Comité Ministerial sobre Legislación, según informaron medios de comunicación israelíes...
ReplyDeleteLivni obtuvo el apoyo del partido Yesh Atid (Hay Futuro), del ministro de Finanzas, Yair Lapid, para minar los esfuerzos del primer ministro israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, interesado en que el proyecto avance lo más rápido posible.
Livni utilizó sus poderes de presidenta de la comisión ministerial para posponer el debate y la votación sobre la propuesta a petición del ministro de Ciencia y Tecnología, Jacob Perry, de Yesh Atid.
Netanyahu respondió que traspasará el debate sobre la ley del comité ministerial al pleno de la Knesset (Parlamento israelí), de manera que controlará más la materia.
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