Tag: European Union
EU lawmakers advocate for Palestinian funding reduction if anti-Semitic textbooks are not changed
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from 18 countries co-signed a letter calling for the reduction of funding to the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) if the latter continues to refuse to change its educational material that includes anti-Semitic...
EU tries to twist international law to fight eviction of Sheikh Jarrah squatters in...
Israeli authorities on Monday morning attempted to evict the Salhiya family, Arab squatters living illegally since the 1950s in a home in the Shimon HaTzadik neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem. The day-long standoff...
Obsessed with Israeli settlements, Americans and Europeans turn blind eye to Palestinian violence
The United States and some European nations continue to demonstrate an obsession with Israeli “settlements” and isolated incidents by small groups of radical right-wing Israelis, mostly wayward youths, while completely ignoring the much larger...
EU roundtables focuses on desertification, food security across Middle East
Representatives from the European Union, the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, and Frontier RNG met on Tuesday as part of “Regional Climate Innovation Roundtables” on food security in the face of desertification with...
Five European countries ‘concerned’ by Israeli listing of Palestinian NGOs as terrorist groups
Five European countries expressed “serious concern” on Monday at Israel’s recent designation of six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist organizations, and said that they will be requesting clarification on the matter, AP reported.
Following a closed United Nations Security Council...
The bigger picture behind the narrow Gantz-NGO controversy
When Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced on Friday that he is listing six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist groups, all hell broke loose on the left. The outcry, which emanated not only from Washington and Brussels,...
New European-wide survey reveals disturbing findings of anti-Semitism, anti-Israel bias
Europe’s Action and Protection League (APL), in partnership with the European Jewish Association (EJA), released a European-wide survey offering a complex and detailed account of the prevalence of anti-Semitic perceptions, including widespread views in some countries...
In the face of European hypocrisy, time for Israel’s supporters to remake the cultural...
The European Commission released on Tuesday its first official strategy on fighting anti-Semitism and promoting Jewish life.
The program is intended to prevent anti-Semitism in all its forms, promote Holocaust research, education and remembrance, and initiate programs...
Bipartisan bill urges EU to fully designate Hezbollah as terrorist organization
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill on Thursday that calls on the European Union to fully designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
The legislation, introduced by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Marsha Blackburn...
EU removes Israel, US from COVID-19 safe-travel list
The European Union on Monday removed Israel, the United States and four other countries from its COVID-19 safe-travel list, meaning that travelers from those countries could now face increased restrictions.
Removal from the list is...