We're Used To Support From Bush--But From The EU? (Updated)

May this be a sign of good things to come from the EU.

From Arutz Sheva:

The European Union (EU), whose rotating president is from the Czech Republic, voiced rare support for Israel's ground incursion while United States President George W. Bush said he opposes a "one-sided ceasefire." France opposed the Israeli counterterrorist offensive.

"At the moment, from the perspective of the last days, we understand this step as a defensive, not offensive, action," said Czech EU presidency spokesman Jiri Potuznik.

Karl Schwarzenberg, the President of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council and Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic, is scheduled to visit Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority Sunday through Tuesday.

France's opposition, of course, is consistent--in a Ralph Waldo Emerson kind of way.

UPDATE: From YnetNews.com:

"Why am I one of the few that have expressed understanding for Israel? ... I am enjoying the luxury of telling the truth," Schwarzenberg told the daily.

Thanks to Memeorandum for the link!

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