Israël-bashing: les Belges Pierre Galand et Véronique De Keyser à l'oeuvre...

"The Centre lamented that the message "included no mention of terrorism and, in fact, endorsed a designated terrorist organisation on the UN's own watchlist", also stressing that "the meeting showed its true colors by studiously ignoring our proposal for a balanced resolution, calling 'for peace between the Arab State of Palestine alongside the Jewish State of Israel.'"

Merci à AD et DJP de nous avoir signalé ce festival de deux jours de haine anti-israélienne organisé à Bruxelles et que la presse belge francophone s'est bien gardée de rapporter.

Tout porte à croire que cette nouvelle conférence d'Israël-bashing a été organisée par un groupe de Belges francophones influents et déterminés (aucun Flamand n'y a pris part).  En effet, parmi les intervenants on trouve les noms des Israël-bashers: Pierre Galand (Socialiste, Université Libre de Bruxelles, fondateur du fumeux Tribunal Russell pour la Palestine, l'un des Européens le plus virulent à la conférence de Durban, promoteur de la campagne BDS en France et en Belgique, recruteur de "flotilleurs" etc. [1]) et Véronique De Keyser (Europarlementaire, Socialiste francophone).  On remarquera la présence d'autres intervenants connus pour leur rhétorique anti-israélienne Neve Gordon, Avraham Burg, Clare Short, Leila Shahid.

Le Centre Simon Wiesenthal était la seule association juive à y participer et son communiqué, en anglais, met au jour les vraies intentions de la conférence.  On notera que ni la France, ni les Pays-Bas, ni le Royaume-Uni, ni l'Allemagne n'ont envoyé des délégués ni des représentants d'universités.

"Brussels Meeting on the Role of Europe in Advancing Palestinian Statehood is a 'serial assault'"

Source: CENTRE SIMON WIESENTHAL - EUROPE

"General Assembly September vote on Palestinian status should be conditioned on prior dismantling of pernicious UN Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People"

In a letter to UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre's Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, described his experience as the only Jewish NGO attending the Brussels meeting on "The Role of Europe in Advancing Palestinian Statehood and Achieving Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians." 

Samuels noted that "this title was nothing but a political euphemism to campaign for the 27 States of the European Union - and the European Institutions themselves - to endorse the September UN General Assembly vote on a Palestinian unilateral declaration of independence", adding "behind that smokescreen, however, the gathering was yet another 'serial assault' against the State of Israel." 

The letter listed "campaigns that were discussed, resonant of a 'Third Intifada', - calls for mass demonstrations, beginning in July, by Israeli Arabs and Palestinians in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and by support groups in Europe and North America under the title, 'United for Palestine Independence': -Veiled threats made by delegates e.g. 'this mother of all conflicts can bring violence to all the nations of the world'; 'Palestine will be liberated by a huge anti-apartheid campaign of global civil society'... 'After the vote, we must move from anti-occupation to anti - oppression in a one-state solution'... 'The boycott must be effectively imposed...'" 

The Centre suggested, "perhaps we should not be surprised, as this Brussels meeting - following similar initiatives in Latin America and Africa - was organized by the "United Nations Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People", a monster born in the murky shadows of the notorious 1975 Zionism = Racism resolution, which should have been disbanded with that resolution's repeal in 1991.

Samuels claimed that "this Committee has remained intact as a magnet for those States and NGO's with a vested interest in perpetuating the conflict, among them those devoted to wiping Israel off the map...Indeed, several are the spoilers of the Durban antisemitic hatefest".

The letter advised the Secretary-General that his representative opened the meeting with his message, which called for "'a sovereign, viable State of Palestine' from which 'Israel must rollback...encouraging initiatives for Palestinian unity", i.e. with Hamas.

The Centre lamented that the message "included no mention of terrorism and, in fact, endorsed a designated terrorist organisation on the UN's own watchlist", also stressing that "the meeting showed its true colors by studiously ignoring our proposal for a balanced resolution, calling 'for peace between the Arab State of Palestine alongside the Jewish State of Israel.'" 

Samuels charged that "the very existence of the 'United Nations Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People" (CEIRPP) continually violates the United Nations Charter...By its delegitimization of the Jewish State, it is a political instrument that threatens a sovereign UN member, impugning its right to self-defense under Article 51 of the Charter.

The Centre urged that "a General Assembly vote on Palestinian status in September be conditioned on the prior dismantling of the pernicious one-sided 'United Nations Committee for the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.'"

"Such a step would go far in allowing eventual statehood to be consonant with an end to the conflict.", concluded Samuels

For further information contact Dr. Shimon Samuels on 0033(0)609770158, join the Center on Facebook, www.facebook.com/simonwiesenthalcenter, or follow @simonwiesenthal for news updates sent direct to your Twitter page or mobile device.

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[1] Pierre Galand:

- Senior Vice-président de la Fédération Humaniste Européenne,
- président du Centre d’Action Laïque belge francophone;
- ancien sénateur socialiste;
- maître de conférences et conseiller du Recteur de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles;

- adoubé comme "Juste" par le président du Parti Socialiste, Elio di Rupo;
- président du Comité Européen de coordination des ONG sur la Palestine (ECCP) basé à Bruxelles;
- membre du comité consultatif du fumeux BRussels Tribunal;
- fondateur des fumeux Tribunaux Russell belges sur la Palestine - Pierre Galand a baptisé ses "tribunaux" fantoches (deux ont déjà eu lieu et deux autres sont annoncés) en détournant le nom du grand philosophe Bertrand Russell et revendiquer sa paternité posthume. Pour cette entreprise "tribunalienne" il reçoit le soutien indéfectible de l'icône française de l'indignation anti-israélienne Stéphane Hessel;
- parrain du "tribunal de la conscience" belge qui condamne violemment Israël en 2009;
- promoteur de la campagne BDS contre Israël en France et en Belgique;
- considéré comme un grand humaniste;
- grand pourfendeur d'Israël (d'où il fut expulsé en 2002);
- militant globe-trotteur acharné pour le boycott;
- depuis peu promoteur de fashion boycotteuse;
- contribue à la déligitimation d'Israël en l'accusant de pratiquer l'apartheid;

- l'Association Belgo-Palestinienne qu'il dirige soutient les flotilles pour Gaza et a recruté des Belges pour y participer. Josy Dubié au Soir: "Pour cette expédition vers Gaza, j’avais reçu une annonce de l’Association belge-palestinienne qui demandait des volontaires". (Flotille pour Gaza: le héros belge se compare au déserteur de Boris Vian ...)