Lieberman: Israel should join NATO, EU

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Tuesday, January 02, 2007 by Staff Writer

Minister of Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman said Monday that Israel should set itself a political objective for the next five years to join as a full member of the European Union and NATO.

Lieberman is convinced that Israel’s joining NATO will act as a deterrent for Iran not to attack Israel for fear of a military confrontation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization members. He is also convinced that joining the EU will strengthen Israel’s economy, which trades mostly with Europe anyway.

Lieberman explains his suggestion saying that Israel’s fight against terrorism is not just its private struggle, but a struggle of the entire free world. Israel’s addition to NATO will tighten Israel’s military cooperation with the member nations and will allow Israel better access to weapons which are currently exclusive to NATO members.

Lieberman also said that Israel’s joining NATO will not limit its freedom of military action against the Palestinians. “I have never seen this fact limiting any nation.”

Lieberman said that today there is no such thing as independent Palestinian terror. “Today the Palestinian terror is part of the global Jihad. All of the Palestinian terror is fed by Al Qaeda, Iran, and Hizballah. This is not Palestinian terrorism. There is no doubt that even membership in NATO will allow us 100 percent freedom in military action,” Lieberman said.

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[13] COMMENTS:

1 .

Eu? youre in the middle east

The EU is "the european ". your not in europe. I know you want to be. but your not. As for joining NATO. Are you sure we want you as a partner?

ceebee

5/5/2009 4:19 PM

2 .

Why not

Turkey is in NATO, they also want to be in the EU with only a fraction of Land in Europe, Israel is more western then Turkey could ever dream of being

Anglo Saxon

3/28/2009 8:54 PM

3 .

Lieberman is no less dangerous than Peres and Olmert

Now I know, why a stupid PM Olmert appointed Lieberman as a Minister of Strategic Affairs.

Murphy''s law says that every person sooner or later is reaching the level of his/her incompetency.

This what happened with Lieberman. The most what he, in my view is able to do with some sort of success, was to be an office manager of Natanyahu. Period!

To propose: (a) 30, 000 NATO troops on our Holy Soil, and to join anti-Semitic European is more than insanity. It''s to repeat our history with the same Roman Empire one more time 2,000 years later. To reach such foolish goal what was the need to our own state and to fight for it for more than 100 years? What was the purpose of fleeing Europe filled with our blood and to surrender our independence one more time and than being defenseless again to be killed by the Arabs who are already killing Jews in Europe?

If this is his great "strategy" than he have to resign before our Nation got one more traitor Josephus Flavious:

http://en.wi

Maccabee

1/14/2007 5:39 AM

4 .

Israelshould join Nato,EU

This is one of your greatest idea Israel, This will keep the Christians honest according to the Bijbel/Bible. And will have to make a stand with Israel.

van der Gaast

1/6/2007 1:59 AM

5 .

"Fear not" Pope John Paul II

What is this nonsense that Israel needs international protection from its enemies....there is only ONE G-d and that is the G-d of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob!!

Did not the Creator of Heaven and Earth hold the sun still for Joshua as he defeated the Amorites?

Did HE not allow a puny, under military age kid to kill Goliath with a stone?

Did HE not stop Haman''s plans for Jewish extermination thru the hands of Ester?

Did HE not rescue Shadrach, Meshach, and Abenego ffrom King Nebuchadnezzar''s fiery furnace?

"Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the mulititude of ther chariots, and in the great strength of their horseman, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the Lord."

Isaiah 31:1

Chris J. Willumsen

1/5/2007 10:38 PM

6 .

Sorry, we don''t want Israel part of our democratic system.

Israel is a prooven facist system. Its genocidal acts against the Palestines is proof. Also we don''t want to be forced to eat kosher shit, like the Jews do to Americans.

Leave us alone and go to hell.

Guenter

1/5/2007 8:32 AM

7 .

NATO & EU are linked

Steve,
I agree fullly with ur statement and assesment but please realize that NATO is vastly becoming the military wing for the EU. Just take a look at how many NATO nations make up the Eruopen .

Chris J. Willumsen

1/4/2007 5:38 PM

8 .

Nato not EU

The US should get out of the UN and The EU is driven by Germany and its desire to control the worlds financial wealth.
Look at how many banks they have built in the past 10 years.
Biblically, Israel will have all countries step back from her. God will then step in and the end time will come.
Read it and believe it.

Steve D

1/3/2007 11:02 PM

9 .

Turkey

kandan I think you should know Turkey are part of NATO & know where near the Atlantic.

Jay

1/3/2007 4:22 AM

10 .

Israel should join NATO, EU

The thought is good if either could be trusted. Having lived under the EU for a number of years now, I can say that they cannot be trusted. Unelected persons are making laws which will eventually produce a dictatorship. Much the same for the UN who want to rid the planet of ALL religion!! Why join the UN anyway. Iran is in the UN and what has the UN done to curb their outbursts against Israel?? Israel basically needs God to help her but before that can happen she needs to throw of her secularism and turn back to God as a nation. "If my people who are called by my Name will humble themselves and pray...." Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

Les Westley UK

1/2/2007 11:08 PM

11 .

Beware of this guy!!

Anyone who knows anything about End Time Prophecy knows that a Jewish False Prophet will make the world worship the image of the Beast (Revelation 13 11-18).

The Anti-Christ is already alive and well as a politicial in the Eu and will soon sign a peace treaty with Israel (Daniel 11:21-24).

Joing the EU now will only play into his hands!!

Do not worry about Iran and Russia because G-D will soon destroy them when the invade Israel with eartquakes, plaque, hailstone, and sulfur (Ezekiel Chapters 38-39).

Get Lieberman out of the Knesset NOW before he starts talking with Jean-Marie LePen of France!!

Chris J. Willumsen

1/2/2007 8:09 PM

12 .

Isaiah 30:1-33 Warns against going to others for help

Please be warned by Yesha-Yahu 30:1-33, before going anywhere for help besides the Most High YHUH!

Read it and re-consider clinging to others instead of YHUH!

1/2/2007 5:17 PM

13 .

NATO and EU

Israel is no part of Europe.And not any where near Atlantic ocean. So how it can expect to join NATO or EU? With its bullying pwer? Nothing is impossible for Jews.

Kandan Koran

1/2/2007 3:39 PM