3rd EFI Mission to Auschwitz 2010
Written by Nuno Martins   
Friday, 04 December 2009

THE 3rd EFI MISSION TO AUSCHWITZ

26 – 27 January 2010 

On the occasion of 

European Holocaust Remembrance Day

65th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Camps 

REMEMBERING THE PAST TO FOSTER A PEACEFUL FUTURE 

A United Europe Against Anti-Semitism, Racism and Xenophobia

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On Israel's right to be the Jewish State
Written by Nuno Martins   
Monday, 30 November 2009

Author: Magdi Cristiano ALLAM
29 November 2009 - Issue : 862
New Europe

 

 

From the 16 November I joined the three day mission to Israel of the EP Israel Delegation, of which I am privileged to serve as the Vice-President.
I have understood the reality of Israel for many years. I was there for the first time in January of 1988 when the first Palestinian Intifada was launched. It was dubbed the "revolt of the stones" due to the common practice of throwing stones at Israelis.
I have dealt with the Arab-Israeli conflict since I was born in Egypt in 1952 - four years after the proclamation of the State of Israel (May 15, 1948) and the first armed conflict launched by the Arab armies. Like the majority of Egyptians at the time, I was influenced by Nasser who promoted pan-Arab ideology that preached the extermination of Israel, which was presented as a "worldwide imperialist cancer".
This was inculcated in the heart of the Arab world and the message was that Israel had to be eradicated with force. I was fifteen years old when, in 1967, the Arab armies suffered their most bitter defeat. Egypt paid a very heavy human toll and was left with a bankrupted economy.
It was then that I noticed the level of Nasser’s demagogy which denied the evidence of military defeat and continued to refuse any dialogue with Israel, let alone recognition or peace.
The dominant slogan was: "what has been taken by force can not be returned if not by force.” The idea that peace can be founded only upon the return of territories occupied by Israel in the war of 5 June 1967 was established by UN Resolution 242 of 22, November 1967 creating the principle of "land for peace".
 Since then, international diplomacy has been mobilized to press Israel to withdraw from the occupied territories, in the belief that this would automatically lead to peace in the Middle East.
 
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YOUROPE: EU Delegation in Israel reaches out
Written by EuroMed Info Centre   
Monday, 22 June 2009

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Friday, 19 June 2009

The EU Delegation in Israel has issued the first of three press supplements, entitled 'YOUROPE', that will be inserted into the three leading Israeli dailies (Yedioth Aharonoth, Ma'ariv and Ha'aretz). The first supplement includes stories on: the Eurovision Song Contest; a joint venture between Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agasi and the Renault company to produce an electric car; an EU Partnership for Peace project bringing Israeli and Palestinian children together through football; cultural and sporting events in Europe and cultural projects supported by the Delegation in Israel; a major 7th Framework Programme project on archaeology in Israel as well as items on how Europe is leading the battle against climate change and a report on Europe Day activities. Each article includes a 'Did You Know?' box on related facts and figures.  The project is accompanied by a separate internet mini-site (in Hebrew only) which contains links to these stories as well as links to EU websites in Europe and in Israel and photo galleries. The mini-site is being promoted by banner advertisements on some of Israel's leading websites.  

The YOUROPE supplements and website are funded under the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) through EuropeAid’s Regional Information and Communication Programme. 

YOUROPE website (in Hebrew) 

EU Delegation – Israel  

EuropeAid Regional Information and Communication Programme 

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