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| June 12, 2022
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EC President to arrive in Jerusalem to seal Israeli natural gas deal

European Commission President’s visit to Jerusalem on Monday is to advance an EC proposal to acquire Israeli natural-gas via Cairo, that would reduce European reliance on energy imports from Russia.

By LAHAV HARKOV

 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to arrive in Israel on Monday, as Jerusalem, Cairo and Brussels make strides toward a natural-gas export deal.

The European Union Embassy in Israel said von der Leyen was arriving “to advance relations between the EU and Israel, especially cooperation in the area of energy. The president will also discuss with Israeli government representatives the global reaction to the food crisis and the situation in the Middle East.” Continue Reading »

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| May 24, 2018
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EU official warns Israel: President Trump won’t be around forever

After rebuking Europeans over their acceptance of Hamas’ narrative of Gaza border riots, Europe’s defense of Iran’s nuclear deal, and their rejection of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, one EU official warns Israel to tread carefully, since Trump won’t always be President to protect it.

By Israel Today Staff

 

For once, the zeal of Washington’s support for Israel seems to match that of the American people. And the Jewish state is basking in the nearly-unquestioned backing of its policies, concerns and claims. So much so that Jerusalem has of late taken a somewhat more aggressive stance toward less cooperate allies.

According to a senior European Union official cited by Hadashot TV, Israel’s making a big mistake in that regard. Continue Reading »

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| February 7, 2017
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EU postpones summit with Israel as ‘punishment’ for passage of Regulation Law

 

The EU chastised Israel over the Regulation Law’s passage and postponed indefinitely a meeting between EU and Israeli officials, seen as a step towards mending strained relations.

By David Rosenberg

 

While the United States has refused to condemn passage of the Regulation Law Monday night, Britain and the European Union slammed the legislation on Tuesday, saying that it threatened the pursuit of a two-state solution. Neither referred to the previous situation on Cyprus, when Greeks were allowed to recompense Turks for building on their land when the island was divided rather than abandon their home, this with the consent of the Hague Court. Continue Reading »

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| February 14, 2016
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EU reverses Israeli settlement product-labeling decision 

 

Under the new agreement, the EU said it will leave product-labeling decisions up to each individual member country and promised to oppose any boycott or isolation campaigns against Israel.

By Shlomo Cesana, News Agencies & Israel Hayom Staff

 

The Foreign Ministry reported that relations with the European Union are “close and friendly” again after tensions arose last year over the bloc’s decision to label Israeli exports manufactured beyond the Green Line.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said the sides had “overcome the crisis” after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini spoke by phone Friday.

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| February 6, 2016
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Furious EU demands Israel halt demolishing illegal Arab structures

 

On Saturday the EU reiterated its opposition to Israel’s building of Jewish homes in Judea & Samaria and called on Israel to immediately stop its demolition of illegal Palestinian structures, many funded by the EU in violation of local and int’l laws.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

The European Union on Saturday called on Israel to halt the demolition of illegal Palestinian buildings, some of which are EU-funded, and reiterated its opposition to building Jewish homes in Judea and Samaria.

The blue EU logo seen on new modular structures in an illegal Bedouin encampment in the Judean hills outside the Ma’alen Adumim settlement.

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| November 29, 2015
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Jerusalem reconsiders accepting EU’s involvement in peace process after biased labeling directive

 

Until Israel’s Foreign Ministry reaches decision after EU’s pro-Palestinian decision, all diplomatic ties with EU institutions concerning the Israel-Arab conflict will be suspended.
•Israel will continue cooperation with individual countries such as Germany, Hungary, Britain & France.

By i24news

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday instructed the Foreign Ministry to reassess the European Union’s involvement in the peace process with Palestinians, the Israeli news site Ynet News reported.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini speak to the media on May 20, 2015 – Photo: AFP/POOL/DAN BALILTY

The prime minister, “ordered suspension of diplomatic contacts with the institutions of the European Union and its representatives on this issue,” the foreign ministry said in a Hebrew-language statement. Continue Reading »

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| September 9, 2015
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Netanyahu tells EU president: Stop forcing Israel into agreements that threaten our existence

 

view videoWATCH PM Netanyahu telling visiting European Council President Donald Tusk, Europe “seeks to unilaterally press Israel into agreements that will endanger our very existence & therefore your very defense.”

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

 

The European Union must stop pressuring Israel to enter dangerous agreements that threaten the future of the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in Jerusalem on Monday night.

Europe “seeks to unilaterally press Israel into agreements that will endanger our very existence and therefore your very defense,” Netanyahu publicly told visiting European Council President Donald Tusk prior to holding a private discussion with him.

Israel’s Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu (R) gestures during a news conference with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk after a joint meeting of Polish and Israeli ministers in Jerusalem.

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| September 1, 2014
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Jerusalem responds favorably to EU appointments

Opportunity presents itself for Israel to improve its ties with the European Union

Israel gets ‘friend’ in Tusk, Polish Prime Minister now new president of the European Council.

 

Israeli officials warmly welcomed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s appointment as president of the European Council on Sunday, but were more reserved at news that Italy’s Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini would replace Catherine Ashton as the EU’s foreign policy chief.

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Donald Tusk, Herman Van Rompuy, Federica Mogherini during EU summit in Brussels on Saturday – Photo: REUTERS

The more reserved reception toward Mogherini was because of lack of familiarity with the 41-year-old diplomat, who startled many when she was tapped – seemingly out of nowhere – as Italy’s foreign minister only six months ago. Continue Reading »

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| May 26, 2014
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Observation: Israel replacing the EU by shifting eastward for economic growth

Europe’s economic & political stagnation, constant condemnation of Israeli policies and deep rooted legacy of anti-Semitism set it apart from East Asia.

By Moshe Arens

 

 

Slowly but surely Israel is pivoting toward the East. Years ago that would have been a most unexpected development. After all, most of Israel’s population originated from Europe, and most of its leadership had its roots in Europe. For many years Israel might have been considered, for better or for worse, an outpost of Europe in the Middle East. Whether Europe loved Israel or hated Israel, Europe remained Israel’s closest connection to Western civilization.

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| March 7, 2014
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Expert: Israel’s gas to benefit Europe but won’t eliminate dependence on Russia

 

With Israel’s 400 billion cu.m. worth of proven gas reserves that are eligible for export, Europe’s dependance on Russia’s gas is not about to end soon.

By SHARON UDASIN
 
Although a Europe seeking to diversify its natural gas sources could potentially benefit from turning to the Eastern Mediterranean reservoirs, the continent’s dependency on Russian supplies will remain for the foreseeable future, experts say.
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A drilling rig in the Leviathan gas field in the Mediterranean.- Photo: Albatross

Gas exports from Israel to Europe would be “nice to have, but Europe will remain very dependent on Russian gas, and its dependence will probably grow as its own indigenous supplies dwindle,” Gina Cohen, a lecturer at the Technion’s Natural Gas and Petroleum Engineering Graduate Study Program and a consultant in the gas industry, told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.

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| February 12, 2014
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MKs Walk Out On EU President’s Anti-Israel Knesset Speech

EU Parliament chief Martin Schulz’s speech caused a walk-out as he repeated PA claims on water discrimination and the Gaza ‘blockade.’

By Maayana Miskin

 

A speech in Knesset Wednesday given by the head of the European Union Parliament caused outrage, and ultimately sparked a walk-out.

Several MKs expressed upset as EU parliament president Martin Schulz, who spoke in German, repeated as fact Palestinian Authority claims of Israeli discrimination regarding allocation of water in Judea and Samaria, and of a “blockade” on Gaza.

Schulz condemned Israeli “settlements” east of the 1949 armistice line as “an obstacle to peace,” and claimed, “The blockade of Gaza creates despair and extremism.” Continue Reading »

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| January 24, 2014
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EU Ambassador to Israel: Israel Will Be Blamed if Peace Talks Fail

 

EU  envoy suggests that the only issue that threatens agreement is Jewish settlement activity, ignoring ongoing Palestinian indoctrination to incitement, terrorist attacks & security concerns.

By Ryan Jones

 

European Union Ambassador to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen freely admitted on Wednesday that Europe intends to blame the Jewish state if the current peace talks fail to produce an agreement.

“Naturally, the blame will be put squarely on Israel’s doorstep,” stated Faaborg-Andersen.

He qualified that remark by insisting it would be only “logical” to attribute failure to Israel if the issue that prevents the signing of a peace deal is Jewish “settlement activity.” Continue Reading »

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| December 20, 2013
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Erekat: PA Ready for 12-Month Interim Deal – If Israel Meets Our 5 Demands First

PLO official claims PA ready for interim deal. The catch: meeting the PA’s demands on a number of key issues: designating borders, land swaps, security arrangements, Jerusalem, & “refugees”.

By Dalit Halevy, Tova Dvorin

 

Saeb Erekat, chief of the Palestinian Authority’s negotiating team, declared to journalists in Bethlehem Friday that the PA is ready to accept a 12-month interim deal with Israel – as long as demands regarding borders, land swaps, security arrangements, Jerusalem, and “refugees” are met.

“The deal is much more than a declaration of principles,” Erekat stated, “but it would need to turn into a [permanent] peace agreement after a short period of 6-12 months.” Continue Reading »

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| November 14, 2013
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27 EU lawmakers petition Ashton to redo settlement boycott policy

 

27 EU Parliamentarians sign petition to Ashton asking her to rethink guidelines on banning business transactions & funding with Jewish town in the disputed areas.

News comes amid reports Jerusalem attempted to reach a deal with EU over guidelines in bid to save $94B in research funding.

By AFP

Some 30 members of the European Parliament on Wednesday urged the EU to rethink July guidelines banning financial ties with Israeli settlements.

High Representative of the European Union Catherine Ashton – Photo AP

High Representative of the European Union Catherine Ashton – Photo: AP

In a letter to the bloc’s top diplomat Catherine Ashton, 27 MEPs across the political spectrum urged the EU’s executive, the European Commission, to reverse or at least soften the guidelines setting a January 2014 ban on funding and business deals with settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Continue Reading »

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| July 24, 2013
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EU law officials to begin receiving intel on Hezbollah from Israel

Israeli officials say EU agencies will need tons of information on the Hezbollah to curtail its exploitation of operational agendas on the continent.

Israel’s UN ambassador Prosor says EU allowed Hezbollah to operate freely (in all it’s nefarious operations) for decades.

By HERB KEINON
 

 

Now that the EU has decided to designate Hezbollah’s military wing a terrorist organization, Israel will begin providing EU law enforcement officials with intelligence material so they can enforce the decision, Israeli diplomatic officials said Tuesday.

HEZBOLLAH SUPPORTERS march through the streets of Beirut last year.

HEZBOLLAH SUPPORTERS march through the streets of Beirut last year. – Photo: Khalil Hassan/Reuters

Law enforcement authorities, homeland security officials and intelligence agencies in the EU’s 28 countries will need a plethora of information to make sure that Hezbollah’s military wing does not continue to operate on the continent, the officials added.

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