MidnightCall Magazine
In this issue:
- Before the Last Flood — By Norbert Lieth
- Gaza Flotilla: Aggression or Self-Defense? — By Arno Froese
- Far East AsiaTrendsToday – Part III:Geo-prophecy or Geopolitics? — By Wilfred Hahn
News From Israel MagazineIn this issue:
- The Myth of the Al-Aqsa Mosque: Part 1 — By Herbert Novitsky
- ON THE HORIZON:
- Obama Honors Jewish Heritage Month
- Building an Electronic Human Brain
- ‘Iran Critics Must Get Rid of Nukes,’ Says Turkish PM
- Israel Joins Prestigious OECD Club
- Israel Accepted after Unanimous Vote
- Spy Satellite Successfully Launched
Italy’s Berlusconi ‘Dreams’ of Israel’s EU Membership
The Italian leader brought seven cabinet ministers along on the trip to underline the importance of bilateral ties.
“This shows that we consider Israel one of the European countries, and you, Benjamin, you know—because I told you years ago and reiterated in our meeting in Cernobbio near Lake Como—that as long as I am one of the shapers of politics, my greatest dream is to include Israel among the European Union countries,” Mr. Berlusconi said at a welcoming ceremony with his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Italian premier said Italy and Israel have an affinity because of their place in history: “We are here to show our recognition and our pride in the fact that we are part of a Judeo-Christian culture that is the basis for European culture.”
The same point was made by Mr Netanyahu: “I can think of few peoples who have contributed more to Western civilization than our two peoples. In both Rome and in Jerusalem, the foundations of Western culture were laid.”
EU ministers in 2008 agreed that the two sides should have a special relationship with regular summits and foreign ministers’ meetings. But the diplomatic upgrade was frozen following Israel’s assault on Gaza in early 2009 and a bloc of EU states remains opposed to reviving the plan.
The Israeli authorities have never said they want to join the EU.
But a poll by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in April last year said 75 percent of Israeli Jews and 40 percent of Israeli Arabs would like to become part of the union.
The European Commission at the time told EUobserver that any “European state” can join the EU in line with Article 49 of the EU treaty.
“The term ‘European’ combines geographical, historical and cultural elements which all contribute to European identity…[which] is subject to review by each succeeding generation,” it explained in a statement.
-euobserver.com, 2 February 2010
We have previously mentioned that 70 percent of Israelis favor membership in the European Union. This article speaks of 75 percent. Here we see that Israel—to be precise, the entire Mediterranean region—is destined to become part of Rome, that is, the European Empire. If Israel would be accepted as a member of the European Union, peace would virtually be guaranteed. Mediterranean countries such as Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco would become subject to European laws and regulations. The conflict between Jews and Arabs would become an inconvenient sideline.
Of course, such development is all but impossible at this time. However, important steps have been taken by the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, in the strengthening of the Mediterranean Union.
This type of development is a stepping-stone toward global peace.
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