Serbia makes a valid argument
The Serbian government's reluctant to bring their embassy to Jerusalem because a deal with Kosovo would be like recognizing a palestinian state:
A source close to Serb President Aleksandar Vučić told Jerusalem Post reporter Lahav Harkov on Wednesday that “Serbia will not move its embassy to Jerusalem if Israel recognizes Kosovo as an independent country,” and that “this move by Israel would harm the otherwise intimate relationship between Israel and Serbia and it will never be the same. It’s that simple (Serbia won’t move embassy if Israel recognizes Kosovo).”Now this is an amazing argument that works in Israel's favor, and proves somebody in Europe understands the situation far better than even the Israeli government does. The Serbian government doesn't want to support an Orwellian lie, something even their country's suffered from and led to Islamic influence in their area. So thinking about this, I'll give Serbia my backing on their concerns over Kosovo, which certainly shouldn't be rewarded for any badness they've caused on their part.
Harkov cited the Serb source as saying that “Israel recognizing Kosovo would be akin to countries unilaterally recognizing ‘Palestine.’”
[...] The parallels to Israel’s international troubles with the Palestinian Authority are glaring, naturally, and the Serbs, who consider themselves old friends of Israel and the Jews, feel betrayed by Israel’s embrace of President Donald Trump’s move to have both rival countries open their embassies in Jerusalem. And while the Serbs are likely hesitant to confront the US president on this issue, they are attempting an end run here, by conveying to an Israeli reporter just how unhappy this makes them.
Labels: Europe, islam, Israel, Jerusalem, United States, White House
