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Tag Archives: EU
The EU’s not-so-hostile relations with Israel
Despite the EU’s intermittent cold neutrality, if not hostility, towards Israel, it can also be happy to warm up relations with Israel when it suits them – or when anti-Israel sentiment goes too far even for them. For example, the … Continue reading
Posted in International relations
Tagged EU, Europe, HRC, Israel, natgas, open skies, Richard Falk, UN
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How hard can it be to designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization?
Very difficult indeed, judging by the linguistic acrobatics that have been taking place in assorted diplomatic forums recently. As I have written here and here, despite Bulgaria concluding that Hezbollah was responsible for the Burgas bus bombing, the EU is … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Terrorism
Tagged terrorism, EU, terrorists, Hezbollah, Bulgaria, Burgas, bus bombing, Hassan Nasrallah, blacklist
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Middle East news catch-up
Over the last few days there have been several news items from local Israeli news and the wider Middle East which got lost amongst the welter of other news, so here’s a quick round-up: After several incidents of cross-border shooting … Continue reading
More Middle Eastern complications
In a very interesting turn of events, Bahrain has become the first Arab country to blacklist the Hezbollah terrorist group: Bahrain on Tuesday became the first Arab country to officially blacklist the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged Bahrain, Cyprus, EU, Golan, Hezbollah, Ioannis Kasoulides, Lebanon, Syria, terrorism, terrorists, Turkey
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Hezbollah’s spreading influence as a proxy for Iran
The fighting in Syria has not only approached Israel’s borders, but equally as important, is embroiling Lebanon via Hezbollah, who have been involving themselves in the fighting in Syria, to the extent of conducting ground offences there. (h/t Legal Insurrection): … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news, Terrorism
Tagged Alawites, Bulgaria, Burgas, bus bombing, civil war, EU, Hezbollah, Iran, Syria, terrorism, terrorists
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Iran nuclear negotiations come to a halt
In completely unsurprising news, it is revealed that the negotiations between Iran and the West on Iran’s refusal to halt its nuclear weapons program have ground to a halt. MOSCOW — High-level nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged EU, Fordo, IAEA, Iran, ISIS, negotiations, nuclear program, Parchin, sanctions
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Irish Foreign Minister seeks to impose EU-wide settlement boycott and ban settlers
A few weeks ago the Irish Times (h/t Eirael and Elder of Ziyon) published an article in which the Irish Foreign Minister, not previously known for his pro-Israel stance, set out his one-sided agenda which, worryingly, he seeks to promote … Continue reading
Posted in Boycotts and BDS, International relations
Tagged BDS, boycott, Eamonn gilmore, EU, funding, Ireland, petition, settlements, settlers, terrorists
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