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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani hold up the Abraham Accords, during the signing ceremony at the White House, Sept. 15, 2020. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.

The EU should stop proposing peace summits and promote the Abraham Accords

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It’s been 30 years since the Madrid Conference, the aim of which was to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Yet, after three decades, Europe still hasn’t grasped what a failure it and all other...
European Union flags in front of the European Commission in Brussels. Credit: Symbiot/Shutterstock.

EU commissioner calls for review of aid to Palestinians due to incendiary textbooks

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Oliver Varhelyi, the European commissioner for neighborhood and enlargement at the European Union, demanded on Monday that the E.U. review the conditions by which it funds education in the Palestinian Authority after a recent report exposed...
European Union flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. Photo: Amio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons.

EU releases delayed report confirming incitement, anti-Semitism in Palestinian textbooks

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The European Union released its delayed report on Palestinian textbooks on Thursday, confirming that Palestinian Authority textbooks contain anti-Semitism and incitement to violence. “The report has been released after three declarations of the European parliament condemning anti-Semitism...
Palestinian students attend the opening of the academic year at a school of near Jerusalem on Aug. 17, 2016.

EU unpublished report finds Palestinian textbooks contain anti-Semitism, incitement

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An unpublished report by the European Union on Palestinian textbooks confirmed that the Palestinian curriculum includes anti-Semitic content, incitement of violence and the delegitimization of Israel. The German newspaper BILD published findings from the report on Tuesday and...
Flags of European Union member nations near Europa Square in Vilnius, Lithuania. Credit: Šarūnas Burdulis via Wikimedia Commons.

European lawmakers: Palestinian terror groups committing ‘double war crimes’

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More than 50 European lawmakers expressed solidarity with Israel while condemning Palestinian terror groups for their rocket fire on Israel and using their own populations as human shields. In a letter spearheaded by the American Jewish Committee...
Israelis enjoy the beach outside the Old City of Jaffa, on April 24, 2021. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.

European Council advises relaxing coronavirus travel restrictions for Israeli tourists

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The European Council on Thursday added Israel to the list of countries for which E.U. members are recommended to gradually begin lifting coronavirus-related travel restrictions. Other countries on the list currently include Australia, New Zealand,...
The European Parliament. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

EU Parliament passes resolution censuring UNRWA for teaching hate in schools

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The European Union Parliament passed a resolution on Wednesday that targeted the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for teaching “hate speech and violence” in its schools. The resolution demanded that hateful...
European Union flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. Photo: Amio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons.

EU to present action plan for combating anti-Semitism

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The European Union will release a detailed action plan later this year aimed at combating anti-Semitism, spokesperson Margaritis Schinas announced on Tuesday. The strategy “will provide a comprehensive framework to complement and support member states’...
Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga, July 23, 2019. Source: Twitter.

What does the future hold for conservatism in the EU?

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In her first Israeli media interview, Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga, a senior member of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Cabinet and official in charge of the country’s E.U. affairs, expressed staunch opposition to...
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Credit: Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock.

Could Italian support for Israel influence other EU countries?

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When Arab diplomats praise Israel in public forums, it’s a real indicator that times have changed. Omar Alshamsi, the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to Italy, told an online forum that the Abraham Accords “marked a...