Posts Tagged: European Parliament
European Parliament Members Tour Hezbollah Tunnels
i24 News – European Parliament delegation members were given a special tour on Thursday along Israel’s northern border to show what potential international aid meant...
Group of European Parliament MPs Call for Withholding of Funding for Palestinian Authority Over Incitement in Schools
A multi-party group of more than 20 European Parliament members issued an open letter on Wednesday to top EU officials demanding that the supra-national body...
EU Parliament Raises Alarm Over Hate Speech and Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks
The European Parliament passed three resolutions on Thursday expressing concern that Palestinian educational materials contained hate speech and incitement to violence. The resolutions noted “the need...
Western Governments Play a Key Role in Successful Honor Killing Escapes
If one is in flight to escape being honor killed, what is needed to ensure a successful escape? What kind of woman, who has been...
Bosnia and Herzegovina to Address Holocaust Restitution of Property for EU Entry
JNS.org - For the first time, the European Union has called on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to address the restitution of property that was seized...
French Far-Right Overtakes Macron in EU Parliament Election Poll
France's far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party jumped ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's LREM for the first time in a poll of voting intentions for May...
European Parliament Committee Votes to Withhold €15 Million to Palestinian Authority Over ‘Hate Speech’ in Textbooks
The European Parliament Budgetary Committee on Tuesday approved a bill to withhold some payments to the Palestinian Authority until it commits to reforming its school curriculum,...
EU Approves Amendments to Combat Intolerance in Palestinian Textbooks
The European Union's parliament approved amendments on Wednesday that aim to prevent aid to the Palestinian Authority from financing educational materials considered discriminatory or intolerant. The...
Jewish Group Outraged by BDS Founder’s Address to EU Parliament
JNS.org - The American Jewish Committee condemned the European Parliament on Wednesday for hosting Omar Barghouti, the founder of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS)...
Israel Bars Entry of Pro-BDS European Officials
JNS.org – Israel said on Monday it will bar the entry of seven European officials due to their efforts to promote boycotts of the Jewish state. The...
French CEO: EU Regulations Singling Out Israeli Settlement Products ‘Detrimentally Affect’ European Businesses
EU regulations singling out Israeli products made in the West Bank “detrimentally affect” European businesses, the head of a French food company said this week. Addressing...
Israeli Minister: ‘Europe Must Send Clear Message Against BDS’
JNS.org -- Israel's Social Equality Minister Gila Gamliel denounced the international movement to isolate and delegitimize the Jewish state on Monday at a conference on combating...
Groundbreaking Anti-BDS Conference at EU Parliament Seeks to ‘Unclog Gears’ of Movement’s Influence in Europe, Organizer Says
The organizer of an anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) conference being held next week at the European Parliament in Brussels told The Algemeiner that the groundbreaking...
Netanyahu: Abbas’ Remarks at European Parliament Prove He’s Not Interested in Direct Negotiations With Israel
A few hours before he departed for a meeting in Rome with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticized PA...
