World must limit Iran’s missile capacity, Peres tells EU
Addressing European parliament in Strasbourg, president demands that Hezbollah be branded a terror group, urges Arab League intervention in Syria
View Article‘EU to hold off on settlement product labeling’
Plan to label products from beyond the Green Line pushed off at American request to allow for progress on peace, report says
View ArticleEU denies holding off on settlement product labeling
Nobody tried to dissuade us from labeling goods from beyond the Green Line, Europeans say; diplomatic source says US probably did suggest a delay
View ArticleNew EU directive bars all dealings with Israeli-held areas over the pre-1967...
Jerusalem source calls move ‘earthquake’; future deals with Europe will require Israel to acknowledge West Bank is outside the state
View ArticleNetanyahu lashes out at EU, rejects ‘foreign dictates about borders’
European directive barring funding of activities over Green Line could cost Israel billions. Top minister: EU won’t force us to hand Jerusalem to our enemies
View ArticleTo work with EU, Israelis must prove no links to ‘territories’
Specific details revealed of new European policy vis-a-vis Israeli entities operating in West Bank, East Jerusalem or Golan Heights
View ArticleIsrael set to approve 1,071 new units in West Bank
Announcement comes at heels of 6th Kerry visit to region and new EU guidelines limiting cooperation with Israeli entities linked to settlements
View ArticleFull text of the European Union’s settlement guidelines
New directives prohibit Israeli companies located beyond the 1967 lines from receiving prizes, grants, or financing
View ArticleEurope could label settlement products by year’s end
Letter by EU foreign policy head Catherine Ashton recommends creation of EU-wide guidelines on labeling products from beyond the Green Line
View ArticleIsraeli forces manhandle EU diplomats, seize West Bank aid, says report
Reuters: IDF stops diplomats and aids workers from delivering supplies to Palestinians whose homes were demolished per court order
View ArticleIDF says it blocked EU-Palestinian effort to rebuild demolished homes
In very different version of events, Reuters report says diplomats were ‘manhandled’ while delivering emergency supplies to displaced residents
View Article‘Europe would be right in easing sanctions, if Iran complies’
After meetings with British and French officials, senior Israelis reassured that Western powers are taking their concerns to heart
View ArticleEU demands Israel stop settlement activity, ‘including natural growth’
Catherine Ashton’s condemnatory statement follows Israeli announcement of new building in four East Jerusalem neighborhoods
View ArticleEU envoy: Yes to R&D deal, no to canceling settlement ban
Israel could yet salvage role in potential $1.9b research program, new ambassador says, since it ‘recognizes Europe’s decision not to fund Israeli institutions in West Bank’
View ArticleIn breakthrough, Israel and EU to sign science cooperation deal
Jerusalem’s participation in lucrative Horizon 2020 project was held up over European guidelines barring settlement funding
View ArticleEU offers ‘unprecedented’ aid to Israelis, Palestinians for peace deal
Foreign ministers promise closer cultural, scientific, business ties and enhanced security cooperation if an agreement is reached. But Jerusalem is unimpressed
View ArticleTop Danish official to skip Israel, visit Gaza, WB
After scheduling conflict with his Israeli counterpart, parliamentary speaker plans exclusive visit with Palestinians
View ArticleRight-wing MKs walk out on EU parliament speaker
In generally pro-Israel speech, Martin Schulz raises hackles over comments on Palestinians’ water resources and Gaza blockade
View ArticleDovish MKs defend EU’s Schulz, bash right-wing walkout
Opposition leader Isaac Herzog calls Jewish Home’s protest ‘shameful and scandalous’
View ArticleEU envoy to Israel: You shouldn’t have released prisoners
If Europe had advised Israel, says ambassador, it would have said freeze settlements and negotiate on basis of 1967 lines
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