Slovenia Blocks Joint EU Statement Condemning Israeli Settlement Plans
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Slovenia PM confirms country blocked EU condemnation of W. Bank settlement plan
Prime Minister Janez Janša said Slovenia 'removed' itself from a 'vicious circle' of losing credibility through what he described as disproportionate condemnations of Israel, accusing the EU of being hypocritical by remaining silent on violence and persecution elsewhere in the world
The Left is once again trying to generate a scandal at the expense of the current government. This time, because Slovenia did not join the new statement of the 27 member states of the European Union last week regarding the Israeli E1 project in the West Bank. But in reality, Slovenia did this because Slovenia unanimously joined the position regarding the aforementioned project back in June and assessed that the new statement would not bring any …
"International law is not a matter of political choice and there must be no double standards in its respect," pointed out President Nataša Pirc Musar.
Last week, Slovenia blocked the adoption of a joint EU statement condemning Israel's plans to build homes for Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. The government believes that the statement "would not bring added value at this time."
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