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'We want good relations with Israel' EU Foreign Affairs chief Kaja Kallas tells 'Post' – interview

In an exclusive interview with The Jerusalem Post, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas talked about EU-Israel relations, the Israel-Hamas war, and aid in Gaza.

 EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas attends the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 31, 2025.
 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Israeli Finance Minister says banks should not obey EU sanctions on settlers

 FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar speaks as EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas looks on at a news conference in Brussels earlier this year. Europe’s solidarity with Israel is beginning to crack because Israel has changed, the writer asserts.

Turning our back on Europe and on our own values - opinion

 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks at CPAC Hungary in Budapest, May 29, 2025.

Right-wing leaders at CPAC Hungary vow to resist EU integration -opinion


Support for Palestinians may prove dangerous for Europe - opinion

The European Union, established after the world wars to safeguard peace, has, in recent years, become a promoter of an anti-Israel narrative.

 SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER José Manuel Albares speaks at a news conference as Spain hosted a meeting of EU and Arab foreign ministers on the war in Gaza in Madrid, last Sunday.

Trump pushes EU to cut tariffs or face extra duties, FT reports

The FT added that the European Union has been pushing for a jointly agreed framework text for the talks, but the two sides remain too far apart.

 A 3D-printed miniature model depicting US President Donald Trump, the US flag and word "Tariffs" in this illustration taken, April 17, 2025.

Israel's EU ambassador stresses importance of dialogue, bilateral ties with EU

Israel’s EU Ambassador Haim Regev warned of a growing "political drift" in Europe as support for Israel wanes as the war in Gaza continues.

 Head of the Mission of Israel to the EU and NATO Ambassador Haim Regev attends a solemn moment to remember the people killed in Israel, during the ongoing conflict with Hamas, at the European Parliament, in Brussels, Belgium, October 11, 2023.

'Unacceptable,' foreign ministries summon Israeli ambassadors over IDF firing near diplomats

The IDF fired warning shots near a delegation of 25 people, after they entered an unapproved area in order 'to distance them.'

 IDF troops being interviewed in Jenin, following IDF operations in the city, January 27, 2025.

Roman Abramovich files legal challenge against EU sanctions

The lawsuit came as the European General Court in Luxembourg convened its hearing in relation to the 2022 sanctions on Tuesday.

 Russian oligarch and politician Roman Abramovich arrives at the Western Wall for his son’s Bar Mitzvah, in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 20, 2022.

EU to review agreement with Israel over Gaza concerns, Kallas says

The European Union will review a pact governing its political and economic ties with Israel due to the "catastrophic" situation in Gaza, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said.

 European Union High Representative Kaja Kallas and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen meet with foreign ministers of different Middle Eastern states, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to discuss developments in Syria, on Dec. 14, 2024.

Affirming our sovereignty: Taxing foreign political donations to Israeli 'water carriers' - opinion

One of the current provisions of the bill would be to preclude the ability of Israeli NGOs that receive a majority of their funding from foreign governments to petition the Israeli High Court.

 Orly Noy from B'Tselem attends a lobby meeting entitled "Between occuption and Apartheid" in the Israeli parliament, June 22, 2021

European Parliament condemns PA textbooks for six years in a row

The resolutions called for EU funding to the PA to be frozen until textbooks are reformed. It also signaled growing pressure on the European Commission to adopt a similar stance.

 FILE PHOTO: European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023.

Netherlands urges EU: Reconsider Israel trade deal over Gaza aid block - report

The Netherlands has called for an urgent review of the European Union’s trade agreement with Israel.

 Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp speaks to the media, on the day of a NATO foreign ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2025.

EU sanctions Iranian prison officials, entities over human rights abuses

The European Union has imposed sanctions on key Iranian judiciary figures and Shiraz judiciary entities over human rights violations.

 A view of the entrance of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran October 17, 2022

EU announces €1.6 billion support package for Palestinian Authority reforms

The European Union will provide €1.6 billion in financial support to the Palestinian Authority, contingent on reforms to strengthen its governance and credibility.

 Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas attend a press conference, following their meeting at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah Monday, March 24, 2025.