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The Israeli foreign minister congratulated Chris Fearne on his new role, discussed strengthening bilateral ties.
The funding of the Palestinian Authority continues despite its violations of commitments to stop supporting terrorism.
FM Petr Macinka calls Israeli minister “unbearable” but says penalties would strengthen him politically.
Relations with Jerusalem may thaw under the new right-wing prime minister, but he may lack the political capital for a full reversal.
Amid sanctions talk, Israel’s foreign minister said moves by some E.U. governments compromise relations with Israel and the United States.
Israel accuses Australia of letting Jew-hatred fester, some leaders offer condolences without naming antisemitism.
European Union representatives confronted P.A. officials with evidence they continue to transfer funds to terrorists.
“The Pandora’s box of antisemitism has been opened,” Hanna Veiler, president of the European Union of Jewish Students, told JNS ahead of a conference on academic antisemitism at the European Parliament.
JNS sat down with János Bóka, Hungary’s minister for European affairs and its prime ministerial envoy to combat antisemitism, to talk about where Europe has gone wrong on Israel and Jews.
“Our financial support is linked to the P.A. reform agenda,” said the European commissioner for the Mediterranean.
“In a fast changing Middle East, the European Union should work with Israel as a partner and not by slogans.”
A new report finds that “virulent antisemitism, the glorification of jihad and incitement to violence remain deeply embedded across all grades of Palestinian Authority textbooks.”
