There is now apparently a European plan to unilaterally declare Jerusalem as the Capital of a Palestinian State.The plan will reportedly be proposed at a monthly meeting of European Union ministers today in Brussels by Sweden, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union.

Since when do foreign countries decide the destiny of another State? And it seems that it is always Israel which has its fate decided on - no other country that I can think of.

Knesset members from across the political spectrum condemned this Swedish led plan by the European Union.  “Jerusalem must never be divided, because it would only enhance the conflict and not solve it,” said Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, ” Dividing the capital would create a volcanic eruption that would not be easy to stop. Splitting sovereignty would bring about complete chaos,” he said, adding that Israel had proven that adherents of Judaism, Islam and Christianity could live together in Jerusalem.

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The US administration seems to be perverting the meaning of “pro-Israel”. Their ultimate loyalty is to left-wing principles including a secular Israel and tolerance of terrorism only when directed at Jews. They are ashamed of an avowadly Jewish State, yet completely comfortable with 22 Muslim ones, and are actively seeking the creation of a 23rd, based in jerusalem, whose governing documents call for the destruction of Israel.

The American administration has also lately compared the European Holocaust a number of times with rab suffering and black slavery, and seems to think that Israel only exists because of the Holocaust. This has also encouraged the Arabs to insist that the Holocaust was the only reason for the establishment of Israel.

This is not true. Jerusalem and the Holy Land (which used to include what is nowadays the country of Jordan, but was given to “King Abdula” by Britain at the time of the British Mandate here) have roots with Judaism for over 2,000 years. The Arabs may in time agree to two states in Palestine, but they say firmly that they will not agree that one of these be a Jewish one.

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