Tag: European Union
EU unpublished report finds Palestinian textbooks contain anti-Semitism, incitement
An unpublished report by the European Union on Palestinian textbooks confirmed that the Palestinian curriculum includes anti-Semitic content, incitement of violence and the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...
NGO Monitor: EU funding campaign to trigger UN sanctions against IDF
Palestinian and international NGOs, funded by European governments and working in tandem with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), have launched a campaign seeking to trigger U.N. sanctions against the Jewish state,...
UNRWA textbooks under scrutiny by EU Parliament committee
Palestinian textbooks provided by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) came under scrutiny during a recent hearing of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee.
The attention was prompted by a report issued by the Institute for...
Some Western leaders are ‘divorced from reality’ with regard to Palestinians, Iran
Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi was sentenced to 20 years in prison this week for planning a bomb attack in Paris. His sentencing comes at a time when Europeans and the new U.S. administration are...