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Thursday, July 12, 2018
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Thursday, July 12, 2018
Israel summons EU envoy over criticism of Jewish state bill
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructs Foreign Ministry director-general Yuval Rotem to summon EU ambassador Emanuele Giaufret for a dressing-down over his reported criticism of the Jewish state bill.
“Not only does the EU fund NGOs that fight against Israel and illegal building [in Area C], now they are also getting involved in Israel legislation,” the statement from the PMO reads. “Apparently they haven’t understood that Israel is a sovereign country.”
Earlier, Hadashot news reported that Giaufret told Likud MKs the controversial legislation “reeks of racism, and discriminates against groups, especially against Arabs, and harms the values that Israel is trying to uphold.”
— Raphael Ahren
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