A Tangled Web

SO WHY ARE SOME "RIGHTS OF RETURN" MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS?



Here's the thing; The newest debate over "the right of return" concerns that of ethnic Germans, at least 15 million of whom were expelled from their homelands at the end of World War II. These have suddenly become a matter of interest (see for example the Wall Street Journal's "War Echo: Ousted by Poland in 1945, Germans Want Homes Back," Aug 11, 04) for the simple reason that many of the countries who expelled German refugees after World War II have become or are becoming full members of the EU.



Steven Plaut has a useful take on the EUrabble double standards;-



Here's the punchline:-



"So what is the real reason the Euroclowns have no interest in any "right of return" for ethnic Germans, but demand one for "Palestinians"? Simple. Granting such a right to ethnic Germans would not result in the demise of Israel, so the Europeans have no interest in it."