"In a conversation with reporters on his plane before taking off from Brussels after meeting almost all of the EU foreign ministers, Netanyahu said settlements were not the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. To the Palestinians, he argued, even parts of sovereign Israel, such as Jaffa, are "settlements."
The prime minister also accused the EU of hypocrisy. The federation constantly nags Netanyahu on the question of settlements, but how often does it raise with the Palestinians the question of their failure to recognize Israel as a Jewish state? Netanyahu asked.
When the ministers inquired about whether Israel was willing to take steps to improve the life of the Palestinians, Netanyahu responded that this was already being done in the fields of infrastructure development and the granting of job permits."
http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/PM-tells-EU-to-stop-spoiling-the-Palestinians-517720
The prime minister also accused the EU of hypocrisy. The federation constantly nags Netanyahu on the question of settlements, but how often does it raise with the Palestinians the question of their failure to recognize Israel as a Jewish state? Netanyahu asked.
When the ministers inquired about whether Israel was willing to take steps to improve the life of the Palestinians, Netanyahu responded that this was already being done in the fields of infrastructure development and the granting of job permits."
http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/PM-tells-EU-to-stop-spoiling-the-Palestinians-517720