Tag: European Parliament
EU parliamentarians from 14 countries ask Guterres to shutter UNRWA
Members of the European Parliament from 14 nations have appealed to the United Nations to shut down the terror-linked U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Israeli media...
Polish MEP mars Holocaust ceremony: ‘Jewish genocide in Gaza’
A solemn ceremony marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the plenary sitting of the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday was marred when a far-right Polish lawmaker shouted, "Let’s pray for the victims of...
European Parliament debates ‘deterioration of democracy’ in Israel
The European Parliament held a debate on Tuesday about the “deteriorating” situation in Israel, over the objections of Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen.
The hour-long session at the debating chamber in Strasbourg, France, was titled,...
Israel refuses entry to member of EU Parliament for terror ties
Ana Miranda, a member of the European Parliament, returned to Spain after she was denied entry to Israel on Tuesday.
She was detained for six hours at Ben-Gurion International Airport and then returned on the...
Memorial for Israeli terror victim Esther Horgen held in EU Parliament
A memorial event marking two years since the killing of terror victim Esther Horgen was held on Wednesday at the European Parliament in Brussels.
The conference, an initiative of the Samaria Regional Council and the...
EU Parliament condemns PA textbooks over incitement
The European Parliament has passed a decision condemning the Palestinian Authority for extremist incitement in its school textbooks, Ynet reported on Saturday. The books are produced with E.U. funding.
The decision called for a rapid removal of...
European Parliament head calls for unity ‘against religious discrimination’
European Parliament president David Sassoli told the Conference of European Rabbis (CER), the primary rabbinical alliance in Europe, on Wednesday that amid “the devastating rise of terrorist attacks in many European nations … we...
Parliament members call on EU to withhold some funding to PA due to textbooks
A cross-party group of more than 20 members of the European Parliament from 15 countries have urged the European Union to partially withhold funding to the Palestinian Authority until Ramallah ends its anti-Semitic incitement...
Israel condemns European Parliament for hosting Palestinian terrorist
Israel has condemned the European Parliament for recently inviting a Palestinian terrorist to speak at the venue, and is urging the European Union to take steps to prevent members of designated terror groups from...
European Parliament to vote on freezing aid to Palestinian Authority over textbook incitement
The European Parliament’s Budgetary Control Committee will vote on whether to freeze more than 15 million euros ($17 million) in aid to the Palestinian Authority unless it removes incitement to violence against Israel in...