Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently acting foreign minister, has ordered to "reassess the involvement of EU institutions in issues concerning with diplomatic process between Israel and the Palestinians," according to the Foreign Ministry.
"Until the reevaluation process is complete, the prime minister ordered that diplomatic contact with EU institutions and their representatives be suspended," a statement read.
However, direct diplomatic contacts with individual countries, such as Germany, Britain, and France will continue, according to Emmanuel Nahshon, a foreign ministry spokesman.
He said the move was in the wake of the EU's new guidelines to label goods produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the northern Golan Heights.
The EU decision, issued on Nov. 11, has triggered an immediate angry response from Israel of denouncing it as a "hypocritical" move and a "reward for terrorism."
Israel captured those territories during the 1967 Middle East War and later annexed the Golan Heights, originally a Syrian territory, and East Jerusalem, but the move has never been recognized by the international community.
The West Bank settlements are illegal under the international law, which has been deemed as undermining the prospects of establishing a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Xinhua -china.org.cn
30/11/15
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Israel suspendiert EU als Vermittlerin...
ReplyDeleteIsrael akzeptiert die Europäische Union vorerst nicht mehr als Vermittler im Nahost-Friedensprozess. Das Land reagiert damit auf die jüngst beschlossene EU-Kennzeichnungspflicht für Obst, Gemüse und andere landwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse israelischer Siedler in den besetzten Gebieten.
Ministerpräsident Benjamin Netanjahu habe das Außenministerium angewiesen, "die Rolle der EU-Institutionen im politischen Prozess mit den Palästinensern zu überprüfen", teilte ein Ministeriumssprecher mit. Bis zum Abschluss dieser Überprüfung seien alle Kontakte mit diesen EU-Institutionen ausgesetzt. Nicht betroffen seien bilaterale Kontakte zu EU-Staaten.
Die EU-Kommission hatte die Kennzeichnungspflicht am 11. November bekanntgegeben. Verbraucher in der EU sollen damit die Möglichkeit haben, Produkte israelischer Siedler in besetzten arabischen Gebieten, etwa dem Westjordanland, bewusst zu kaufen oder zu boykottieren. In Israel hatte das zu heftigen Reaktionen geführt, Netanjahu hatte erklärt: "Die Europäische Union sollte sich schämen."..................http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/israel-eu-101.html
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