Posts Tagged: European Union
Israel Rejects Critical EU Report Ahead of Ministers’ Meeting
Israel has rejected a European Union report saying it may be breaching human rights obligations in Gaza and the West Bank as a “moral and...
EU Restarts Rafah Border Crossing Mission, Says Foreign Policy Chief Kallas
The European Union has restarted its civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah, a key entry and exit point...
US, Regional Diplomats Urge Respect for Minorities in Syria after Assad, Blinken Says
Top diplomats from the United States, Turkey, the European Union and Arab nations have agreed that a new government in Syria should respect minority rights,...
ICC Warrants Are Binding, EU Cannot Pick and Choose, EU’s Borrell Says
European Union governments cannot pick and choose whether to execute arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against two Israeli leaders and a Hamas...
EU Pledges $435 Million to Ailing Palestinian Authority — With Conditions for Reform
The European Commission announced on Friday that it would provide 400 million euros ($435 million) in "short-term emergency financial support" to the ailing Palestinian Authority...
Netherlands to Join EU Push to Blacklist IRGC as New Report Reveals Iranian Weapons Smuggling to Houthis
The Netherlands will join Germany's initiative to push the European Union to declare Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization, according to Israeli...
High Turnout as France Votes in Election That Could Usher in Far Right
French voters flocked to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right...
Swedish Diplomat in ‘Seventh Heaven’ Following Release from Iran
Swedish citizen Johan Floderus said he was in seventh heaven following his release from an Iranian prison on Saturday, in a recording published on the...
Hamas-Controlled Hospitals in Gaza Outed as ‘Human Shields’ Amid Israeli Ground Operations
The Hamas terrorist organization's use of civilian hospitals as centers for storing military equipment and planning attacks has been revealed as a serious human rights...
EU Urges Iran to Reconsider Barring of IAEA Inspectors
The European Union urged Iran on Sunday to reconsider its decision to bar multiple International Atomic Energy Agency's inspectors assigned to oversee Tehran's atomic activities,...
European Commissioner Expresses Support for Freezing Palestinian Aid
A cabinet member of the European Commission, a body within the executive of the European Union, has expressed support for suspending aid to the Palestinian...
EU Envoy to Palestinian Territories Says Jenin Raid Raises Questions on ‘Proportionality’
i24 News - A European envoy to the Palestinian territories on Saturday lambasted Israel, questioning the "proportionality" of the force it used in the Jenin...
Saudi Arabia Has Mostly Removed Antisemitic Tropes From School Textbooks, New Report Says
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has removed "practically all antisemitism," from K-12 textbooks, marking a significant step forward in the Kingdom's approach to Judaism and,...
‘Hateful Material’: EU Demands Freeze of Palestinian Education Aid Over Antisemitic Textbooks
The European Parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution calling on the European Commission to suspend aid to the Palestinian Authority's educational system until antisemitic and...
