Berlin: lobbying for the settlement was established in Bundestag

History in Berlin: At the end of six months of hard work of the Foreign Relations Unit of the Shomron Regional Council special meeting held this week and the first of its kind in the Bundestag with the participation of 12 members of the Bundestag, at the end it was decided to establish a lobby, a first of its kind in the German parliament, to support settlement in Samaria and opposition boycott.

The new lobby will work in cooperation with the Foreign Relations Unit of the Council of Samaria, and yak against pressure on Israel to withdraw from Judea and Samaria construction freeze.

Conference speeches Shomron Regional Council head Gershon Mesika Yossi Dagan mayor who heads an advocacy member Zeev settlement that promotes recognition of the West Bank and head of external relations Samaria Shai Atias.

To 123 members of the Bundestag joined elected officials from many countries in Europe, who also spoke and presented a clear support of Israel, settlements in Samaria and putting an alternative way of Oslo.

The conference took place after more than half a year of slow work to create relationships with members of the Bundestag and leading journalists in Germany. During which meetings were held with German lawmakers and advocacy tours Samaria were editors and journalists from Berlin.

I am very happy that my friends from Israel are visiting today, at the German House" - concluded the Bundestag member, Gita Konmn, which operates jointly with the Council of Samaria. "We were destined with colleagues from the Knesset and district leaders of Samaria. This is my first encounter with them and we hope that will not be the last, which connect us common goals and special values. We believe in peace, but we also know that people need to charge themselves for peace and enlist to do so. And here we ask ourselves, German parliamentarians of course, how we can support our friends in Israel and the West Bank. "

These words were joined by the Romanian president and former EU Emil Constantinescu who also spoke at the conference."I well remember my last visit to the West Bank. It was important to see Israeli and Palestinian workers working together. Actually I think this step and common purpose they constitute the basis and the foundation of true world peace."

Hannes Heer, a member of the European Parliament and the Council, implicitly criticized the negotiations currently underway: "We want to strengthen the people in their desire for genuine peace from religious groups. We must teach your kids not to hate but to freedom, democracy and the rule of law, this is the right path.
Last two years has brought the Samaria Regional Council more than 80 MPs from Europe and more than 130 journalists on tours of Samaria, in order to expose them to the true reality on the ground, and I now see the new lobby in the German capital a significant turning point.

"The establishment of the German Bundestag lobby is a significant milestone in stopping the boycott," explains Yossi Dagan. "Germany is now the dominant country in Europe, and is leading the EU policy. New lobby will spearhead the struggle against political pressure on Israel by transferring the right information on what is happening in the West Bank and building a strong coalition between elected official's settlers. Ignorance is the greatest enemy of the settlers - Israel and abroad. When set to true reality on the ground in front of the eyes, elected officials, even in Europe – are convinced. "

"This is the beginning is very important," concludes the Shomron Regional Council head Gershon Mesika, "Samaria Regional Council will continue. Strengthen relationships and coalitions with Europe and the United States. Amazing how much can be done at the forefront of information and some can repair the damages of delegitimization. We will continue to bring activists from around the world as well as the country, to see the situation and connect. Biggest attendance of the members of the Bundestag, who was one of the symbols of resistance to the West Bank, proves that you can definitely fix. "

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