EU foreign policy chief meets PM, urges renewed peace talks
Ahead of Netanyahu meeting, Federica Mogherini says Abbas’s threat to cancel accords with Israel cause for ‘serious’ alarm
View ArticleAbbas ‘does not seek a peace settlement,’ Netanyahu charges
At NY meeting, EU foreign policy chief urges PM to renew talks, calls Abbas’s threat to cancel Oslo Accords ‘an alarm’
View ArticleTop minister: Labeling settlement products is veiled anti-Semitism
Yuval Steinitz slams EU for not applying same standard to Chinese-controlled Tibet or Turkish-occupied Cyprus
View ArticleKnesset advances bill to keep out boycott supporters
Measure passes first reading with large majority of 55-31; Joint List MK slams it as ‘populist,’ ‘harmful’
View ArticleWith one hand on a suitcase, French Jews seek an Israel connection
CRIF head says French Jews can be a bridge between Europe, Israel and Asia, helping to grow Israel’s high-tech economy
View ArticleEU ignores Netanyahu ban, vows to be part of peace process
European diplomatic group says ending conflict is ‘of interest to the entire international community’
View ArticleWith EU relations strained, Netanyahu looks toward Asia
China and India offer Jerusalem vast trade opportunities without the political challenges it faces in parts of Europe
View ArticleDermer sends settlement products as holiday gifts
Israeli ambassador to Washington rails against ‘fanatics and fools’ who are ‘singling out’ the Jewish state
View ArticleStymied envoy to Brazil urges government to fight back
Former settler leader Dani Dayan says Brasilia’s opposition to his appointment risks a precedent where settlers are deemed unsuitable for overseas service
View ArticleIsrael vows to fight Brazil’s rejection of envoy pick
Deputy foreign minister says Jerusalem will use ‘all the tools at its disposal’ to get appointment of ex-settler leader Dani Dayan on track
View ArticleGo figure: Israel’s standing in the world is both fantastic and awful
Seeking high-tech and counter-terrorism expertise, world wants ‘close relationship’ with Israel, PM gushes. No, critics reply, the world shuns us because of the stalled peace process. Both are right
View ArticleMK wants labels on goods from countries that label settlement products
Legislation seeks to counter new EU guidelines that ban goods manufactured beyond 1967 lines from reading ‘Made in Israel’
View ArticleSwedish officials unwelcome, deputy FM says, as Swedish deputy speaker visits
Jerusalem vents fury after FM Wallstrom calls for a probe into ‘extrajudicial killings’ of Palestinian attackers; Wallstrom was told last year PM and FM would not meet her if she came
View ArticleIsrael calls in Swedish envoy over ‘extrajudicial killings’ comments
Foreign Ministry head Dore Gold accuses Stockholm’s Wallstrom of ‘actively encouraging terror,’ as her call for probe into deaths provokes fury in Jerusalem
View ArticleIsrael said scrambling to counter new EU decision on settlements
Haaretz says move, set to be approved on Monday, could lead to new sanctions on Jews in West Bank and Golan Heights
View ArticleEU softens statement, but lays line between Israel and settlements
Jerusalem successfully lobbies for slightly less hostile resolution – which still strongly criticizes West Bank activity – but blasts ‘double standard’
View ArticleTOI talks: Dana Internationalizing the foreign press
On this week’s episode, the next step for Israel after Iranian sanctions relief; Margot Wallstrom is at it again; a place among the nations for Shimon Peres; and finding the Jew in David Bowie
View ArticleEU settlement labeling is ‘a win for BDS,’ Herzog tells Hollande
Opposition leader slams new guidelines as tantamount to a boycott of Israel, reaffirms commitment to two-state solution
View ArticleRoad project puts Israel, EU on collision course
Initiatives to improve Palestinian living conditions in West Bank’s Area C are often snagged by politics and bureaucracy
View ArticleEU, Israel said in talks to restore ties hurt by labeling
After being excluded from all Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, Europe looks to reset relations with Jerusalem, report says
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