Israel Defends Itself Against EU's Hostile Rhetoric After Outrageous Apartheid Comparison
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Israel's foreign minister has suspended contact with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, taking a firm stand after she reportedly slandered Israel by likening it to apartheid South Africa.
Israel’s foreign minister took decisive action on Thursday, announcing he will no longer engage with the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Kaja Kallas, after she reportedly made an outrageous comparison between Israel and the former apartheid regime in South Africa. The minister cited reports from Kallas’s visit to Mexico, noting that she has yet to publicly clarify or deny her inflammatory statements.
"Kaja Kallas, the high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy, has for some time been acting obsessively and with disgraceful unfairness against the State of Israel," the minister stated, highlighting the EU’s persistent bias. "It was recently publicly reported that during her visit to Mexico, she compared Israel to the racist apartheid regime that existed in South Africa. I thank the many European elected officials who rejected and condemned these grave remarks."
The minister emphasized that, since Kallas has not addressed the report, he has “no choice but to cut off all contact … until she retracts the blood libel she hurled at the only Jewish state, which is also the only democracy in the Middle East.” This principled decision follows earlier diplomatic tensions, including Israel’s justified boycott of Kallas’s predecessor, Josep Borrell, over his anti-Israel rhetoric regarding the conflict.
The ongoing friction between Israel and the EU underscores the relentless and unfair criticism Israel faces from European institutions, even as it remains the sole democracy in a hostile region. Both sides have exchanged criticisms in recent months, but Israel’s resolve to stand up for its legitimacy and security remains unwavering.