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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks to the media in the press briefing room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2019. Credit: State Department Photo by Michael Gross.

Pompeo: Iranian officials stole more than $1 billion in coronavirus assistance

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Iranian officials have stolen more than $1 billion in European assistance to combat the coronavirus pandemic, instead pocketing the funds for themselves, alleges U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Iran has the sixth-most confirmed coronavirus cases with 23,049,...
AIPAC CEO Howard Kohr speaking at the annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., March 2, 2020. Credit: AIPAC.

Sanders’s snub of AIPAC, slam of Israel’s premier an outrage for many conference attendees

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The general consensus at this year’s annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was that Democratic frontrunner Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) decision to snub the event—a requisite stop for U.S....
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Sept. 8, 2017. Photo: Arno Mikkor via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel said to be concerned some EU countries may recognize Palestinian state

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Officials in Jerusalem are concerned that some European countries are preparing to recognize a Palestinian state in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan, Ynet reported on Sunday. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is behind the...
European Union flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. Credit: Amio Cajander via Wikimedia Commons.

Pro-Israel groups move to counter EU ruling about labeling Israeli products

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A team of more than 400 lawyers from the Lawfare Project, a nonprofit human and civil-rights litigation and advocacy group, have partnered with nearly 1,000 legislators working for the Israel Allies Foundation to fight the a...
High Representative of the European Union Josep Borell, Oct. 7, 2019. Credit: European Parliament via Wikimedia Commons.

EU warns of violence if Israel annexes Jordan Valley

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The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, sent a message to Israel on Tuesday not to annex the Jordan Valley in the West Bank or else Palestinians could resort to violence. “This may happen. …...
High Representative of the European Union Josep Borell, Oct. 7, 2019. Source: European Parliament via Wikimedia Commons.

EU resolution against Trump peace plan blocked

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At least six European member states on Tuesday opposed a push by E.U. foreign policy chief Josep Borrell for a joint resolution by the 27 members states of the E.U. Foreign Affairs Council criticizing...
High Representative of the European Union Josep Borell, Oct. 7, 2019. Source: European Parliament via Wikimedia Commons.

Top EU diplomat heads to Tehran for nuclear talks

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European Union High Representative Josep Borrell is scheduled to visit Iran on Monday on his first trip since taking office, with the aim of reducing tensions over the country’s nuclear program, according to officials...
Matteo Salvini speaks during a Lega Nord rally in 2013. Credit: Fabio Visconti via Wikimedia Commons.

Italy will ‘absolutely’ recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, says top Italian politician

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These are tumultuous days for Matteo Salvini, head of Italy’s right-wing Lega (League) Party. Recent polls have projected that were elections to be held in Italy today, he would be elected prime minister, but...
Melbourne, Australia, has been the site of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiment before, as in this BDS protest against Israel’s Gaza blockade in 2010. Credit: Wikipedia.

EU’s Blatant Anti-Semitism

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The BDS Movement began as an international civil insurrection against Israel following a series of military failures by combined Arab armies. It was designed to inflict severe, even crippling, economic damage on Israel. International agencies...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly Cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on Dec. 1, 2019. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Netanyahu warns Europe over Iran sanctions-relief efforts

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned European nations on Sunday that they were making a big mistake by trying to salvage the nuclear deal with Iran through a special mechanism that would bypass U.S....