Tag: European Union
The EU should stop proposing peace summits and promote the Abraham Accords
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...
EU commissioner calls for review of aid to Palestinians due to incendiary textbooks
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...
EU releases delayed report confirming incitement, anti-Semitism in Palestinian textbooks
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...
EU unpublished report finds Palestinian textbooks contain anti-Semitism, incitement
An unpublished report by the European Union on Palestinian textbooks confirmed that the Palestinian curriculum includes anti-Semitic content, incitement of violence and the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...
European lawmakers: Palestinian terror groups committing ‘double war crimes’
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...
European Council advises relaxing coronavirus travel restrictions for Israeli tourists
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,...
EU Parliament passes resolution censuring UNRWA for teaching hate in schools
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...
EU to present action plan for combating anti-Semitism
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’...
What does the future hold for conservatism in the EU?
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...
Could Italian support for Israel influence other EU countries?
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...