EPISODE · Mar 2, 2013 · 9 MIN
A Scathing EU Report calls for Sanctions on Israel over the Issue of East Jerusalem and the Settlements
from Bible in the News · host The Bible Magazine
The National Post newspaper in Canada announces, "Scathing EU report calls for stepped-up sanctions on Israel over 'illegal annexation of East Jerusalem'". The EU position is bizarre just on the natural level. Calling for sanctions on Israel, the only stable democracy in the Middle East, while the terror organization Hamas rules the Gaza strip and lobs rockets at civilians in Israel seems unbalanced. The report calls Israel’s settlement campaign the single most significant threat to the two-state solution. Meanwhile the EU refuses to recognize that Hezbollah is a terror organization. Jerusalem is historically a Jewish city and the ancient capital of the Jewish people. East Jerusalem was taken by Israel in the 6-day war 46 years ago. Jordan attacked Israel on the frontline that ran through the city and Israel responded and ended up pushing the Jordanians back to the Jordan river. This means that Israel took the territory in a war of self-defence. Further, the border between the countries was never a recognized border, as the Arab nations refused to accept any agreement and the very existence of the Jewish state. On the surface these facts make the EU report and position problematic, but when we consider what the Bible has to say the situation gets quite eerie.
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