Posts Tagged: Israel EU
EU and Israel Resume Dialogue With Focus on Gaza’s Future
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called for a constructive dialogue but braced for criticism from some European countries as he arrived for talks on Monday in Brussels. The Israeli minister is...
Orban Invites Netanyahu to Hungary as ICC Warrant Divides Europeans
Prime Minister Viktor Orban invited Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to visit Hungary but several other European nations said the Israeli premier would be detained if he set foot on their...
The EU Diplomat Who Sympathizes With Palestinian Terror
Blaming the victim is nothing new. The rapist blames his evil on the woman’s behavior; the abusive husband blames his violence on his wife’s behavior; and...
Lapid Declares Support for Two-State Solution Before EU Foreign Ministers
Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid addressed his 26 European counterparts during a speech to the EU Foreign Affairs Council, a first for a member of...
EU Veto ‘Hostage’-Taking on Foreign Policy Must End: German Foreign Minister
Germany's foreign minister said on Monday the European Union should abolish the right of individual member states to veto foreign policy measures as the 27-nation...
Israel Needs an Anti-Propaganda Agency
In October 2015, Israel’s political-security cabinet charged the Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy with the responsibility to fight the many delegitimization and boycott...
An Open Letter on Israeli ‘Pinkwashing’ and True Discrimination Against the Arab Gay Community
The signatories of this letter seek to address an open letter sent to Eurovision’s Irish entrant, Sarah McTernan. The letter, signed by individuals such as David Norris...
Israel Report: EU Continues to Support Pro-BDS NGOs
JNS.org - Despite assurances to the contrary, the European Union continues to support non-governmental organizations that boycott Israel, according to a report from the Israeli government. This...
Israel Summons EU Head Over ‘Obsessive’ Support of Illegal Palestinian Construction
The Foreign Ministry said it “summoned” the EU’s Deputy Head of Mission Mark Gallagher on Monday to demand the EU’s stop its “obsessive” support for...
For Israel, There’s More to Europe Than Western Europe
The rift in the European Union between the older, mostly Western European, members and the newer ones from Eastern Europe has become increasingly clear lately...
Israel Is Not the World’s Doormat
A Jew, a Muslim and a Christian all land at a British airport. The Muslim is the first to go through passport control and encounters...
Israel Should Not Share Intel With France Until Sanctions End
The European Commission -- the EU’s executive arm -- decided on Wednesday that products from Judea and Samaria (the so-called "territories," which were won legally under international law by Israel...
Israel’s Davis Cup Team Fined 10,000 Euros for Refusing to Play on Yom Kippur
In the world of organized sports, religion and athletics can often collide. The Israeli female lacrosse team, for example, recently announced it would skip an...
What Happens When Israel Starts Pumping Oil?
This article was originally published by the Gatestone Institute. It is a longstanding complaint that Israel is unfairly harassed in those international forums that deal with human...
