• Pourquoi Les pires racistes d’Israël sont-ils accueilli au Parlement européen ?
    The Electronic Intifada / Submitted by David Cronin on Fri, 09/27/2013
    http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/david-cronin/why-are-israels-worst-racists-welcome-european-parliament

    “Every Jewish community needs at least one Arab,” he has said. “Otherwise, who will repair my fridge when it breaks down on the Sabbath?”
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    It’s important to note that Rotem is not a marginal figure in Israeli politics. On the contrary, he chairs the Knesset’s committee on constitution, law and justice. He has used that position to hurl insults at political opponents. Two years ago, he told a member of that committee: “Get out of here, you are not even an animal.”

    Himself living in the Israeli settlement of Efrat, Rotem has put forward a bill to copper-fasten the state’s “obligation” to invest in expanding settlements.

    He was not the only settler invited to the European Parliament this month. Gershon Mesika, head of the Shomron Regional Council for Israeli settlers in the West Bank, also addressed its conference.