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 Rima Hassan, the then candidate for the European elections on the list of La France Insoumise (LFI), attends a pro-Palestinian protest in central Paris, France, May 29, 2024.

European lawmaker claims dual nationals should be allowed to join ‘Palestinian armed resistance’

 ‘SINCE THE start of the war, it has been much more difficult to be an Israeli in Ireland.’ Here, protesters call for the government to impose sanctions on Israel, during a demonstration in Dublin in November.

Israel-Ireland diplomatic rupture could impact trade between countries

By ASSAF UNI/GLOBES/TNS
 DURING THE last six months Hungarian Minister for EU Affairs János Bóka had the very delicate mission of managing the rotating Hungarian presidency of the EU. Here, Boka attends a panel discussion at the Budapest Balkans Forum 2024 meeting in Budapest in March.

Hungary's EU minister to 'Post': 'If we lose our Jewish communities, we lose our European identity'

By ELDAD BECK
  Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (left), Turkish Intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin (center), and interim Syrian Prime Minister Muhammad al-Bashir (right) (illustrative).

New Syrian transitional government meets with European, UN officials

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

Ending EU sanctions on Syria relief premature for now, EU official says

By REUTERS
Egyptian cleaning workers are seen in front of the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side, while trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Palestinians await for it to open to enter Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt October 19, 2023.

UK, France, Germany urge Israel to increase Gaza aid for winter

 Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas takes part in a press conference during a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium June 28, 2024.

Kaja Kallas replaces Josep Borrell as EU Foreign Minister

 European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell attends a press conference on the day of EU-Ukraine Association Council in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2024.

ICC warrants are binding, European Union cannot pick and choose, EU's Borrell says

By REUTERS
 European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell attends a press conference on the day of EU-Ukraine Association Council in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2024.

EU will not suspend dialogue with Israel, Poland's Sikorski says

 European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell rings a bell to start a meeting of EU defense ministers, in Brussels, last month.

EU's Borrell proposes suspending Israel dialog over Gaza war concerns

By REUTERS
 YACOV HADAS-HANDELSMAN, one of Israel’s top diplomats, has just retired after serving as ambassador to Hungary. Here, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) speaks with him in the stands prior to the UEFA Euro 2024 Group I qualification soccer match, Israel vs Switzerland.

Yacov Hadas-Handelsman: a diplomat’s view on Hungary’s support and misconception

By ELDAD BECK
 EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF Josep Borrell arrives to attend an EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels in 2022. ‘We really want to see Europe standing up and recognizing the right of Israel to protect itself,’ Szijjarto says.

Conservative party urges EU to cut funding for UNRWA, designate agency as terrorist org

 Flags of Palestine and Ireland flutter next to each other over the International Wall in support of Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 29, 2024

Ireland seeks way to restrict trade with Palestinian territories

By REUTERS
 The state flag of Moldova (L) flies outside the country's embassy in central Moscow, Russia December 18, 2017

EU slams 'unprecedented interference' by Russia in Moldova referendum

By REUTERS
 Supporters of the "Shor" party gather to protest outside the Constitutional Court of Moldova as it rules on the opposition party's consitutionality, in Chisinau on June 19, 2023.

Israeli oligarch allegedly represents Putin’s interests in Moldova ahead of election

 EUROPEAN UNION flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels.

23 EU countries have adopted national strategies to combat antisemitism

 EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF Josep Borrell arrives to attend an EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels in 2022. ‘We really want to see Europe standing up and recognizing the right of Israel to protect itself,’ Szijjarto says.

EU Council adopts declaration to combat 'alarmingly high' antisemitism, foster Jewish life

A UNIFIL peacekeeper preparing for a patrol along the Blue Line in Labounieh, south Lebanon, April 8 20

EU won't pull back UN troops from south Lebanon, Austrian minister says

By REUTERS