Fractured union: Israel has all but given up on the EU | Timesofisrael

Kommentar von Honestly Concerned

"...Israel is fed up with the EU, they said, and if Mogherini thinks she can agitate against Trump’s Jerusalem recognition, fight for the Iran deal, and expect to be welcomed warmly in Israel, she’s wrong....
...“By supporting NGOs that oppose Israel’s government and in some cases opposes Israel’s right to exist, the EU undermines our sovereignty and disrespects our democracy. The EU has taken a virtually uninterrupted position critical of Israel and supportive of the Palestinians,” Deputy Minister for Diplomacy Michael Oren said.
“How many anti-Semitic and even anti-European speeches from Abu Mazen [Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas] did it take for them to come out and condemn him? The EU is still championing the Iran nuclear deal, which we see as an existential threat. How are we supposed to treat to them?”..."