They (EU’ers) feign technicality, but they’re disingenuous liars.
What this shows is that the Euros have not been interested in charting Paleostinian terrorism all these years, while they’ve been plying their accounts with billions of taxpayer cash. The only way this ends favourably for Israel, is if the EU does in fact do a no nonsense report on Hamas terrorism, in solid black font on white paper, and relabel them a terrorist entity.
A TT source adds: Here is an excerpt from the EU court’s decision:
“The Court stresses that those annulments, on fundamental procedural grounds, do not imply any substantive assessment of the question of the classification of Hamas as a terrorist group within the meaning of the Common Position.”
The reasoning behind this procedural decision is based on the fact that the initial 2001 designation by the EU of Hamas as a terrorist organization was allegedly based only on media and internet reports and not, as required by the EU procedures, on “elements which have been concretely examined and confirmed in decisions of national competent authorities.”
- PM Netanyahu on the Removal of Hamas from the EU List of Terror Organizations(Communicated by the Prime Minister’s Media Adviser)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Wednesday, 17 December), issued the following statement on the decision of the General Court of the European Union to remove Hamas from the European Union list of terrorist organizations:
“We are not satisfied with the European Union’s explanation that the removal of Hamas from its list of terrorist organizations is a ‘technical matter’. The burden of proof is on the European Union and we expect it to put Hamas back on the list forthwith given that it is understood by all that Hamas – a murderous terrorist organization, the covenant of which specifies the destruction of Israel as its goal – is an inseparable part of this list. We will continue to fight Hamas with strength and determination so that it never achieves this goal.”
EU: Decision on removal of Hamas from terror list is legal not political
Body led by EU foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini releases statement saying that the EU upholds the “Quartet principles,” that bans engagement with Hamas until it forswears terrorism.
Federica Mogherini. (photo credit:screenshot)
The EU’s external Action Sevice said an EU court’s decision earlier in the day taking Hamas off the EU’s terrorist list was a legal, not a political decision, that will likely be appealed.
“This legal ruling is clearly based on procedural grounds and it does not imply any assessment by the Court of the substantive reasons for the designation of Hamas as a terrorist organization, read the statement by the EEAS, which is led by EU foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini and is essentially the EU’s foreign service.
“It is a legal ruling of a court, not a political decision taken by the EU governments. The EU continues to uphold the Quartet principles,” the statement read. The Quartet principles ban engagement with Hamas until it forswears terrorism, recognizes Israel, and accepts previous Israeli-Palestinian agreements.
The statement said that the EU institutions were carefully studying the ruling and “will decide on the options open to them. They will, in due course, take appropriate remedial action, including any eventual appeal to the ruling. In case of an appeal the restrictive measures remain in place.”
NOTE: The official Israeli government statement to the Goneva Conventions Conference today
17 December 2014
Conference of the high contracting parties to the Geneva Conventions – Israel’s reaction
(Communicated by the Foreign Ministry Spokesman)
The conference convened today (17 December) in Geneva is another example of a multilateral mechanism falling victim to an anti-Israel agenda, moving the parties away from negotiations and undermining the universality and integrity of the Geneva Conventions.
Whether the convening of this conference is the result of Arab pressure, a distorted interpretation of the Geneva Conventions, a desire to coerce Israel into succumbing to a political dictate or any other motive, it will serve only to further immune terrorist groups targeting civilians and using their own civilians as human shields.
However, it won’t stop Israel from implementing its primary obligation to its citizens – to provide them with security and protect them from merciless and fanatic terrorists, who do not hide their desire to see Israel wiped-off the map of the Middle East.
The conference convened today in Geneva was a political exercise, lacking any basis in the Geneva Conventions. Instead of strengthening international law, it would undermine respect for it. It will further encourage moves by the Palestinians in other international bodies, and sends President Abbas the message that unilateral action is preferable to direct negotiations with Israel.
This conference is sending a very clear message. It confers legitimacy on terrorist organizations and dictatorial regimes wherever they are, while condemning a democratic country fighting terrorism in accordance with international law.
History teaches us, that there cannot be one law for the Jewish state and another for all other states.
