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Martin Konecny
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Running EuMEP (European Middle East Project), independent civil society hub in Brussels promoting just & fact-based EU policy on Israel/Palestine
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Martin Konecny
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A week after #FIFA's Gianni Infantino spoke about the "power of sport" at the US workshop in Bahrain, Israel obstructs Palestine Cup finals by blocking Gaza players from travelling to the West Bank for the match timesofisrael.com/palestinian-so…
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Martin Konecny
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Yes but it's also the other way around. Those in the EU who have argued that in order to be a relevant player, it should avoid taking actions that antagonise Israel and lead to stormy relations, have achieved the opposite: made the EU less relevant. twitter.com/HerzliyaConf/s…
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Martin Konecny
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UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk: "Any peace plan for #Israel and #Palestine will fail without framework of international law." Sets out 6 principles to judge US plan.
ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/…
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Jack Moore
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After two weird days as one of the few journalists inside the Four Seasons in Bahrain, I was left speechless by the Davos-esque Conflab on Palestinian Prosperousness, or “economic workshop,” hosted by Jared Kushner & co. Where do I begin? A thread.
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Martin Konecny
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Evocative account of a surreal event. #Bahrain workshop thenational.ae/world/gcc/insi…
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Omar Shakir
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Productive? #PeacetoProsperity a sideshow that ignored real barriers to prosperity (Gaza closure, settlements, institutional discrimination) & sidelined Palestinian rights. @GermanyOnMENA, why play along with obvious farce & praise abusive Bahraini regime? hrw.org/news/2019/06/2… twitter.com/GermanyOnMENA/…
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Hugh Lovatt
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Now that the Bahrain conference is over, the actions of Europeans leaders will be crucial in determining the fate of the U.S. plan and whether or not it is accepted as the new reference point for the international community’s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. twitter.com/h_lovatt/statu…
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Martin Konecny
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But if this sounds like contradiction, it ain't necessarily. US wants to end current int'l $ assistance to Palestinians over which it has no control & instead link it to its own political agenda & condition it on Pal. acceptance thereof. Int'l donors shouldn't fall into that trap
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Martin Konecny
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At int'l donor meeting on Palestine (AHLC) in Sep 2018, Greenblatt urged everyone to stop "throwing more money at the same things we have been doing since 1993". Today in #Manama, US presents a list of "the same things" as "opportunity of generation" & urges others to fund.
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Martin Konecny
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French position on #Manama workshop & Kushner economic plan for Palestinians. France will only support an economic plan linked to political framework based on 2-state parameters. Sent just a local official to the conference. diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-fil… pic.twitter.com/AiPxZWo2yQ
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Hugh Lovatt
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The participation of FIFA head Gianni Infantino at the Bahrain workshop is a good opportunity to re-float this @AJEnglish article with @MartinKonecny on FIFA's inclusion of Israeli settlement teams within its league system in violation of FIFA rules aljazeera.com/indepth/opinio…
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Martin Konecny
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This is where European & international (non-)response will be important. Reminder that EU's @FedericaMog already said "no way" we'll contribute to this without a clear and shared political framework timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…
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Gregg Carlstrom
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Gianni Infantino, the head of FIFA, is on stage talking about how football can bring peace (or something). Here's a report on how FIFA violates its own rules by overlooking the settler clubs in Israel's national league. hrw.org/news/2016/09/2…
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Martin Konecny
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“The question is, what is a Manamana?” - “The question is, who cares?”
The best commentary on #Manama
youtube.com/watch?v=QTXyXu…
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Martin Konecny
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Tellingly, #Manama workshop features Gianni #Infantino of #FIFA who has brushed aside Palestinian complaints about Israeli travel bans on Pal. footballers & football clubs in Israeli settlements violating FIFA's rules. Now supposed to talk abt potential of sport for Palestinians
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Martin Konecny
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4) No mention of PA despite whole section on Pal. governance. Instead refers to "government" or "applicable Pal. authorities". PA continuation under current name probably not part of US political vision.
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Martin Konecny
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3) At US Gaza conference in Feb 2018, Kushner presentation of Gaza projects went into greater detail & did involve some easing of Israeli restrictions, which aren't even mentioned in the plan now. So an extra year of work on the plan only brought regression.
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Martin Konecny
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2) Plan makes no mention of Pal. refugees, whether in WestBank&Gaza or Jordan/Lebanon. This despite Greenblatt’s recent assault on UNRWA at UNSC where he said Bahrain workshop will present “an alternative path”. Shows again lack of seriousness, good for UNRWA.
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Martin Konecny
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Some less noticed aspects of US economic plan:
1) Acc. to earlier leaks a few months ago, plan would involve $65bn, out of which $40bn for Egypt,Jordan,Lebanon. Published plan gives them much smaller share of pie: $23bn out of total $50bn. (Unlikely to see any of that $ anyway)
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Martin Konecny
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While #Jordan sends deputy finance minister to US conference on its $50bn plan in Bahrain, EU's @JHahnEU meets the King & leads "high-level mission of International and European financial insitutions" to the country twitter.com/JHahnEU/status…
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