'Unacceptable': Sa’ar Blasts EU’s Kallas over Comparison of Judea and Samaria to Crimea
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The Agency’s Foreign Action Service spokesman, Anouar El Anouni, stated that Israeli colonies on Palestinian soil “constitute an obstacle to peace and the viability of the two-State solution.”
A heated confrontation has erupted between Israel and the EU after European foreign policy chief Kaia Kalas compared Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria to Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. In an interview with the Irish Times, Kalas said she supported a trade ban on Israeli settlements, calling it a "position of principle" after 12 countries announced they would impose sanctions on the settlements. Her comments drew a sharp reaction fr…
Sa’ar Rips EU Foreign Policy Chief Over Judea and Samaria-Crimea Comparison: ‘Completely Unacceptable’
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar sharply rebuked European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Friday after she compared Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria to Russian-controlled Crimea while advocating for an EU-wide prohibition on trade in goods originating from those communities. Speaking to The Irish Times, Kallas called on European governments to take what she characterized as a “principled stance” by backing a bloc-wide ban on commer…
The European Union has reiterated that settlements in the West Bank are “illegal” under international law following criticism by the Israeli Foreign Minister, [...]
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar reacted to EU High Representative Kaja Kallas's support for a ban on imports of goods from occupied settlements. Saar argued that Kallas's comparison to Crimea lacked legal basis.
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