Posts Tagged: European Union
Britain and European Union Clinch Brexit ‘Breakthrough’ With Move to Trade Talks
Britain and the European Union struck a divorce deal on Friday that paves the way for arduous trade talks, easing immediate pressure on Prime Minister...
Israeli Knesset Setting Up Task Force to Keep EU Funds Away from Terrorists
JNS.org - The Knesset is in the process of setting up a special task force designed to ensure that money the European Union (EU) donates to the...
French CEO: EU Regulations Singling Out Israeli Settlement Products ‘Detrimentally Affect’ European Businesses
EU regulations singling out Israeli products made in the West Bank “detrimentally affect” European businesses, the head of a French food company said this week. Addressing...
European Leaders Take Tough Line on Trump’s Disparaging EU, NATO Comments
European leaders on Monday took a tough line on President-elect Donald Trump’s comments that the European Union is bound for breakup and NATO is obsolete,...
With Terror Threat Growing, Europe Changes Course
Sixteen years ago, when Dutch commentator Paul Scheffer published his "Multicultural Drama" declaring that multiculturalism in the Netherlands had failed, the response was swift and...
Palestinian Official Lashes Out at International Community for ‘Accepting, Encouraging’ Israel’s Anti-BDS Efforts
A Palestinian Authority (PA) official lashed out at the international community on Tuesday for complicity in Israel's effort to "quash" the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)...
Lessons Already Learned From Brexit
The United Kingdom's revolutionary decision to leave the European Union stunned pollsters, financial markets, European and American political commentators and even London's bookies. Indeed, the...
Why ‘Brexit’ Was a True Populist Revolt
Britain’s vote to leave the European Union has stunned political leaders, financial markets, and all those holding the theological view that EU-style governance is the...
Senior Iranian Official Says Brexit Vote Presents ‘Historical Opportunity’ for Tehran and Country Must Capitalize on EU’s Downfall
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union presents a “historical opportunity” for Iran, a senior Iranian official said on Friday according to semi-official...
Jewish, Israeli Leaders React to Brexit Outcome, Prime Minister Cameron’s Resignation
Jewish and Israeli leaders reacted on Friday to news that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union and the subsequent resignation of...
Donald Trump Praises UK Decision to Leave European Union
Donald Trump said Friday the forces that persuaded the United Kingdom to leave the European Union will help elect him president of the United States later...
EU Foreign Ministers Back France’s Israeli-Palestinian Peace Initiative
JNS.org - The foreign ministers of the European Union’s 28 member states have issued a joint declaration backing the recently launched French-led Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative. “The Council...
The Self-Cannibalization of Europe (Revisited)
It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. – R. Inge, dean...
Brussels Rocked by Terror Blasts, About 30 Believed Dead
JNS.org - Three suicide bombers blew themselves up in Brussels on Tuesday in the worst terror attack to hit Europe since the Islamic State-organized terror attacks...
