Europe
“The law to boycott Judea and Samaria has serious repercussions for relations between the countries,” said Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein.
If enacted, it would make Ireland the first European Union country to criminalize doing business beyond the pre-1967 lines, including eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
Thirteen Jews murdered in anti-Semitic attacks, the most since 1994 • Iran foremost perpetrator of spreading incitement, Holocaust denial.
“Belgian Jews regard this as an assault on their religious freedom,” said Lawfare Project executive director Brooke Goldstein. “Belgium’s courts will recognize the ban for what it is—discrimination and hostility against minority faith communities.”
If enacted, it would make Ireland the first European Union nation to criminalize doing business beyond the pre-1967 lines, including eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
The Israeli government sent the authorities in Berlin a document detailing publicly funded organizations that promote anti-Israel activity, mentioning the Jewish museum as one of them.
As the historic legislation by Ireland is under consideration, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary, on a tour of Israel this week, called Israel “one of the most refreshing destinations,” saying “we can bring millions more to Israel; we will grow as fast as the authorities allow us to.”
At annual gathering at the European Parliament, Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog says world “can no longer ignore the fact that Jews are once again unsafe in the streets of Europe” • Herzog asks E.U. to unite against “raging crisis.”
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz also told Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad that Austria is a “friend and partner of Israel.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu works on continuing to build on existing relations with the two countries, including signing a significant free-trade agreement with Ukraine.
Jean-François Colas was nearly out of food and water when he spotted and signaled the Israeli Navy, which took him in for medical treatment.
In recent weeks, there has been a marked deterioration in relations between Iran and Europe.
