Netanyahu warns Europeans against sanctions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized all possibilities of imposing European economic sanctions against Israel. He claimed that any economic sanctions against Israel would have "no effect." In regard to his unpopularity in world public opinion Netanyahu said this matters pleases him, "I am proud of it."

Interviewed by the British "Daily Telegraph "on Wednesday, Netanyahu ruled out that the US would support any such measures in case they were adopted by Europe. He warned against the consequences of deteriorating relations between the EU and Israel.