EU Diplomat’s: ’’Israel’s’’ Security Advisor Impolite
European diplomats have called "Israel's" Security Council Head Yaakov Amidror aggressive and arrogant for reprimanding EU countries for their policies toward "Israel", during what was supposed to be a routine briefing.
Amidror had been invited to give a political-security briefing to 27 European Union ambassadors to "Israel". Three diplomats who were present at the meeting, on 14 July, told "Israeli" daily Haaretz that the "security adviser's style was blunt and that many ambassadors were insulted at what they perceived to have been a reprimand of the EU."
"He was aggressive, contemptuous and arrogant," one of the ambassadors told "Haaretz." "Some of the ambassadors were genuinely traumatized."
Addressing the EU ambassadors, Amidror claimed that the EU is always critical of "Israel" but never of the Palestinians. EU, as a group, is unable to adopt a balanced stance, and "Israel" cannot be blamed for everything."
"You only support the portion of the Barack Obama address that is good for the Palestinians, and not the portions that are good for "Israel". You need to speak more like Hillary Clinton and less like Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov," he added in his briefing.
Some diplomats from key European countries were shocked by the "Israel's" security adviser's style and sent extensive messages on the meeting to their capitals.
One ambassador said that "Amidror's tone was very firm;" while another noted that "his style was aggressive and admonishing. You invite someone to your house and you do not expect him to talk this way to you. You can be critical but one should be polite."
Source : "Haaretz"
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