Last September, the EU committed to not funding the Palestinians until they explicitly recognized Israel’s right to exist. This was seen as fair because the only reason the Palestinians get funds anyway is because they promised to recognize Israel back during the Oslo years. Nonetheless, we guessed that this commitment would turn out to be a lie.
Then in February, Britain went even further and said that even a Palestinian unity government would still have to recognize Israel to get funds. We were, again, skeptical.
Here’s the best assessment from Israeli intelligence on the issue, as of this weekend:
This is where we’d gloat about how we were right and all those other bloggers – who thought that Europe could be trusted not to sell out Israel – were wrong. Except there were no other bloggers like that, because you’d basically have to be a comatose illiterate to be that stupid. And comatose illiterates, you see, can’t blog.
References:
* Shin Bet: Economic pressure on PA to be reduced [YNet]
Previously:
* This Is How the Palestinian Authority Will Dodge Its Treaty Obligations. Again.
* Britain Joins Most Of Europe, Asia In Embracing Hamas
* Moving the Goalposts on Israel’s Lebanon Withdrawal
