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“In a few days, the leaders of Cyprus and Greece will come together with ... [U.S. Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo to advance a gas pipeline from Israel to Europe via these countries,” said Israel’s prime minister.
“It is unthinkable that terrorists who present themselves as human-rights activists are going around European parliaments receiving legitimacy and funding from them,” said Israeli Minister Public Security and Strategic Affairs Gilad Erdan.
“It is an ill-advised step that will only strengthen Iran, weaken the E.U., and create still more distance between Europe and the United States,” said U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.
The parliament calls on the country “to ensure the right to property; points out the lack of a comprehensive legislative framework on handling restitution claims and encourages the authorities to open a dialogue with interested parties on issues pertaining to the restitution of, or compensation for, seized property.”
“We’ll find them and sanction them, and they won’t be doing any business with the United States,” said U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland.
A 34-page January 2019 report detailed the personnel and activities of 10 BDS-affiliated organizations that collectively received about 5 million euros from the European Union in some form in the last year.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he expected the Special Purpose Vehicle (in other words, assistance from Europe) to be ready in one to two months.
“As the president has made clear, entities that continue to engage in sanctionable activity involving Iran risk severe consequences,” the U.S. State Department told JNS.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the European Union was about to create an alternative mechanism to send funds to Iran that would circumvent U.S. sanctions on the regime.
The information is based on a comprehensive study released by Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs in May 2018 related to E.U. funding for pro-BDS groups in 2016.
The continental bloc agreed on a new body to circumvent U.S. sanctions on the regime, although European countries have been planning punishments against the Islamic Republic.
While the P.A. spent NIS 550 million ($150 million) of its budget a year to incentivize and reward terrorists, it spends only NIS 90 million ($24 million) to support residents in need.
