[lispm]

> So what you're saying is that a direct claim from a high-ranking Israeli politician about a conversation he had, with no apparent benefit to lying about its contents, is not enough?

Exactly. Random people can claim anything. There is no credible source and Schulz never said anything like that on record.

You might want to listen to what Schulz actually says.

> Haaretz, a liberal Israeli newspaper, is a "right wing group"?

Repeated only by right-wing groups.

> he also, apparently, has had strong interests outside the EU for as well.

which ones?

[Yetanfou]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haaretz

"... It is known for its left-wing and liberal stances on domestic and foreign issues. ..."

Yes, Wikipedia is not an original source.

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-political-leanings-of-the...

"... Among the newspapers Haaretz is definitely left leaning, with some columnists in the radical left. ..."

Claiming that Haaretz is 'Repeated only by right-wing groups' is rather unbelievable, they'd be undermining their own arguments by doing so. That is, unless the 'left and radical left' in Israel is actually 'right' when compared to other countries. I don't think this is the case.

[lispm]

The particular quote is only circulating in right-wing groups.

Stay on topic.