NETHERLANDS PARLIAMENT REAFFIRMS THE OBVIOUS: ISRAEL IS A JEWISH STATE

Thanks to the parties that initiated this wonderful resolution and for voting favorably on it. Well done. Also, the decision to nix any move to declare, unilaterally, a Palestinian state, was a wise move as well. Without any move on the Arabs’ part to normalize their society, there is no rush or hurry to grant statehood to them. KGS

Netherlands parliament move affirms Israel as Jewish State

By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL

JPOST: BERLIN – Members of the Dutch parliament reinforced the Jewish character of Israel during a session earlier this month, with a parliamentary decision that termed it a “democratic Jewish state.”

The pro-Israel vote resulted in 113 of the 150 parliament members affirming Israel’s existence as a Jewish, democratic state and urging the EU not to recognize a unilaterally declared Palestinian state.

According to the parliamentary measure, “the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state will not bring closer a lasting peace, and therefore the Dutch government asks to advance a European (EU) policy that rejects the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and means a European call to the Palestinian leaders to resume direct negotiations with Israel.

Furthermore the Palestinians should work toward a lasting solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that takes into consideration the Palestinian problem and includes the explicit recognition of a democratic Jewish State of Israel.”

The Reformed Political Party, SGP, which is a small Protestant party, initiated the resolution. The measure was co-sponsored by the Christian Democratic Appeal party and the Christian Union, a separate Protestant party. The governing liberal party, VVD, and Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom supported the resolution.

Surprisingly, the Dutch Labor party (PvdA) also threw its weight behind the vote. Traditionally, the Labor party has vehemently opposed Dutch legislation favoring Israel and seeking to combat radical Islamic terror.

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4 Replies to “NETHERLANDS PARLIAMENT REAFFIRMS THE OBVIOUS: ISRAEL IS A JEWISH STATE”

  1. Richard things went quiet after Geert Wilders historic showing in the elections. Seems like some momentum is now moving into the scene and things are going to be ok for the Netherlands. Islam is getting to the situation where it still has the backing of most poloticians but not as much as it used to. A change is definately in the air.

  2. I agree with you, things are changing and while they movement is slow it will gain speed and then move faster then we expect.