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The council, which last met in 2012, is charged with promoting E.U.-Israel relations • Israeli premier hails E.U. foreign ministers’ unanimous vote as “proof of Israel’s diplomatic strength.”
“Why hasn’t the E.U. ever called any other people’s residential activities in other occupied territories an international crime?,” says Dutch MEP Michiel Hoogeveen.
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani and U.S. special envoy for Iran Robert Malley are negotiating from separate rooms in a Doha hotel.
Borrell previously said at the Munich Security Conference in 2019, “Iran wants to wipe out Israel; nothing new about that. You have to live with it,” according to Politico.
“We want to boost our energy cooperation with Israel,” said European Union Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Israeli Energy Minister Karin Elharrar: “This is a statement to those who see in our region only negative forces such as division and conflict.”
The Israeli premier repeated his call for the international community “to take a hard line against Iran and its accelerated progress towards nuclear weapons.”
The European Union is seeking to decrease its reliance on Russian energy following the invasion of Ukraine.
Norway defends its decision to label Judea and Samaria products as being in line with the E.U. Court of Justice, but international law experts remain unconvinced.
The two leaders also exchanged views on the implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the need to combat incitement.
The new budget will provide $82 million annually, compared to the previous figure of $135 million, according to the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se).
“We expected pushback. It was quite the opposite. They’ve had enough,” said Arik Agassi, chief operating officer of IMPACT-se, noting that the parliament has been aware of the incitement in Palestinian schools for years.
