Dan Hannan, MEP:Part 1- Why Israel has such a hard time getting a fair hearing in Brussels.

Dan Hannan, MEP speaks at the Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies. Dan explains why Israel has such a hard time getting a fair hearing at the European Parliament. He also argues against international juridiction.

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• Dan Hannan
• Israel
• International juridiction
• European Parliament
• antisemtism
• zionism
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• gaza war
• supranationality
• jenin massacre
• disportional response
• israel security
• jewish
• stateless
• national home

[VRFist]

@Spenner56 You really don't know what you're talking about. You don't understand the issue and try to re-interpret what you've read in the media. So I'll make it clear for you. EU Parliament is legitimate and has been democratically elected. Who was not elected is the commision, Rompuy, Ashton and other with real law-enforcing powers.

[Bluehero345]

@harj2009 Israel is allowed to possess nuclear weapons because we know they will exercise supreme caution with them. They ignore UN rulings because, quite frankly, if they listened to the UN they would have been disbanded as a nation a long time ago, and the UN has a fairly obvious pro-Palestinian stance(primarily because the US is pro-Israel). As to murder: and Hamas and Hezbollah aren't murdering with suicide bombs and unsolicited attacks on civilians?

[thecaptainmission]

fantastic speech, about time some one stood up for the european pathological hate of one small country.

[umenyora]

Hanan is generally good, but I disagree that anti-Semitism is not a major factor. Since the Holocaust it has been politically incorrect to support anti Semitism so anti Semites have turned to anti Zionism to support a second holocaust while claiming they have nothing against Jews per se.

[Bluehero345]

@harj2009 As to the Blockade: If the Red Cross were to send in ships with food and medicine for the people of Gaza and the West Bank, I highly doubt the Israelis would stop it, because they are a credible organization whose sole purpose is to bring aid to those in need. When a flotilla of people who are very anti-Israel attempt the same thing, however, they will be stopped, because it is far more likely that they are carrying munitions to be used against Israeli targets. Israel does what it must

[Bluehero345]

@harj2009 Most of the civilian casualties inflicted by Israeli forces are caused by Hamas and Hezbollah putting missile emplacements and military hardware right next to civilian targets like schools and hospitals, thinking the Israelis will hesitate to destroy them because they actually care about the lives of innocent people. Because of that, Israel must make the call to destroy these, and kill innocents, in order to keep their citizens safe.

[Bluehero345]

@harj2009 are you incapable of a coherent argument against people you disagree with?

[harj2009]

@uzansky r u a retard

[harj2009]

bullshite, isreal gets away with murder,nuclear weapons , ignoring UN rules, depriving people of food and medicine imposing an illegal blockade

[Spenner56]

Does anyone remember being asked if they WANTED a " European parliament" ?

It isn't even "European" as Norway,Switzerland,Iceland,Lic­henstein,Serbia,Croatia etc. are not members.

In Luxembourg,38,000 votes are needed to elect an MEP. 628,000 German votes are neede d to elect a German MEP for the EU « parliament ». Whats democratic about that ?

Democracy is "A government of the people,by the people,for the people",not "of the elite,by the elite"etc.

Love Europe,...not the undemocratic EU.