Germany has moved to block a European Commission proposal that would have suspended “Israel’s” access to certain EU research funds, underscoring deep divisions within the bloc over how to respond to the war on Gaza.

The Commission’s plan centered on Horizon Europe, the EU’s flagship research program. Brussels sought to exclude “Israel” from startup-oriented funding streams tied to drones, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, technologies that could bolster military capabilities.

The proposal was designed as leverage to pressure Tel Aviv into easing restrictions on humanitarian aid deliveries.

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      Yeah, I would expect them to be on the right side of this issue after that last time…

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      and/or just be racist against arabs or muslims. The UN declaration of universal human rights has turned out to be lip service.

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    “Yiddish,[a] historically Judeo-German or Jewish German,[13][b] is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century[14]: 2  Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with many elements taken from Hebrew (notably Mishnaic) and to some extent Aramaic. Most varieties of Yiddish include elements of Slavic languages and the vocabulary contains traces of Romance languages.[15][16][17] Yiddish has traditionally been written using the Hebrew alphabet.”

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    If it’s just Germany doing this, maybe it is high time to dump it out of the union?

    Perhaps protesting this would hit a little close to home and actually cause change.