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WORLD NEWS Wednesday 11 november 2020
European leaders say collaboration key in anti-terror fight

PARIS (AP) — French Presi- The EU's national leaders
dent Emmanuel Macron will review the situation at
said Tuesday that extrem- a December meeting, Mi-
ist attacks are a "European chel said.
reality" and the European The conference came a
Union must tighten the week after a man who of-
screws on weak spots like ficials said had tried to join
external borders and the the Islamic State group shot
internet after two deadly four people to death in Vi-
extremist attacks in France enna before police shot
and another in Austria in re- and killed him. The shooting
cent weeks. has strengthened calls in
Macron's remarks came Austria for a crackdown on
after he, Austrian Chancel- Islamic extremism.
lor Sebastian Kurz, German In France last month, an Is-
Chancellor Angela Merkel, lamic extremist killed three
Dutch Prime Minister Mark people in a church in the
Rutte, and the leaders of French city of Nice, and
the EU's executive and another extremist behead-
political arms held a vid- ed a teacher near Paris
eo conference to discuss because he had shown his
anti-terrorism strategy. The students cartoons of Islam's
group also addressed jour- prophet for a discussion
nalists, a mix of voices in- about freedom of expres-
tended to underscore the French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz attend a vid- sion.
eoconference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Euro-
need for collaboration to pean Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen As a result of the attacks,
defeat terrorism. at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Macron last week pro-
The response to terrorism Associated Press posed tighter controls on
and radicalization must be the EU's external borders,
"common, coordinated, bloodied numerous EU external borders of Europe's lutely be put in place in the more coordinated policing
rapid," requiring "methodic" countries over the years. visa-free travel area are weeks ahead." inside the bloc's visa-free
work before a meeting of Macron noted that on Fri- policed, a plan he made Interior ministers from EU zone and changes to EU
European heads of state in day, France will mark the public last week. member nations are sched- migration policy.
December, Macron said. fifth anniversary of the Paris "All weaknesses at the ex- uled to meet Friday about Austria's Kurz cited the
The response to terrorism attacks that killed 130 peo- ternal border or in one how to accelerate and im- need to better cope with
and radicalization must be ple at a music hall and ca- member state is a security prove anti-terrorism work imprisoned ex-jihadis, many
"common, coordinated fes on Nov. 13, 2015. risk for all members," Ma- in progress, said European of whom will be freed af-
and rapid" with "methodic" The French leader stressed cron said. Council President Charles ter serving time. He called
work in the weeks ahead, the need to develop a He additionally wants to Michel, who attended them "ticking time bombs."
before a meeting of Euro- shared database and im- get "terrorist content" pulled Tuesday's video confer- "We have a permanent
pean heads of state in De- proved police coopera- from the internet within an ence along with European danger among us," he said
cember, Macron said. tion, and said he wants a hour of its appearance, Commission President Ur- of foreign fighters returned
Extremist attacks have "deep reform" of how the "something that must abso- sula von der Leyen. from Syria or Iraq. q

Israeli leader vows to protect interests with next president

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli said in a speech to parlia- With Trump challenging the
Prime Minister Benjamin ment. "I am committed to election results, Netanyahu
Netanyahu said Tuesday stand behind the interests did not refer to either man
he made no distinction be- that are crucial to our fu- as "president." That omis-
tween Democrats and Re- ture and our existence and sion followed his belated
publicans and intended to this is how I will continue congratulatory statement
stand up for Israel's interests even with the next Ameri- to Biden on his election win.
in the face of a new Ameri- can administration." The delay was widely seen
can administration. Netanyahu spoke ahead as stemming from concern
The Israeli leader has been of a vote meant to ratify of offending Trump.
trying to sound a message Israel's recent agreement Netanyahu had a cooler
of bipartisanship since establishing diplomatic re- relationship with President
Democrat Joe Biden's vic- lations with the Gulf state of Barack Obama. With Biden
tory over Netanyahu's Bahrain. expected to restore a simi-
close friend, Donald Trump, In the speech, Netanyahu lar approach to Obama,
in last week's presidential thanked Trump, who has Netanyahu may have a
election. Critics have ac- delivered a series of diplo- harder time carrying out his
cused Netanyahu of tilting matic gifts to Israel, for his more nationalistic policies, In this Aug. 30, 2020 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
too far toward the Republi- support. He also thanked like building West Bank set- Netanyahu and White House adviser Jared Kushner make state-
ments to the press about the Israeli-United Arab Emirates nor-
cans and turning Israel into Biden for supporting deals tlements. malization agreement, in Jerusalem.
a partisan issue in Washing- brokered by Trump normal- The Israeli leader vowed to Associated Press
ton. "What I see before my izing Israeli ties with three stick to his positions.
eyes is not Democrats and Arab countries — Bahrain, "That's how a prime minis- groveling and also not ar- a person who fights for his
not Republicans. It is just the the United Arab Emirates ter in Israel must act," he rogantly but with the wis- people, for his land and for
state of Israel," Netanyahu and Sudan. said. "Not by submitting or dom, courage, dignity of his country," he added.q