Israel cuts 'all contact' with EU foreign policy chief over ‘apartheid’ remarks (opens original article in a new tab)

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar severed all contact with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas over her alleged comparison of Israel to apartheid-era South Africa, while the EU continues to criticize Israeli settlements and human rights issues in the West Bank.

• Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar cut all contact with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas over her remarks comparing Israel to apartheid-era South Africa
• Kallas reportedly made the comparison during a visit to Mexico, according to a June 12 report by Euractiv
• The EU has criticized Israeli settlements in the West Bank and sanctioned entities linked to human rights abuses against Palestinians
• The EU maintains a two-state solution as the path to Middle East peace but has not directly addressed Kallas's alleged remarks