Israel's foreign minister says the EU's top diplomat must retract the 'blood libel she directed at the world’s only Jewish state'
Israel’s foreign minister said on Thursday that he has “no choice but to sever all contact” with the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, until she retracts comments comparing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to apartheid-era South Africa.
Euractiv reported last week that Kallas – the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and a vice-president of the European Commission – made the comparison in meetings with Mexican government representatives during a visit to Mexico last month.
“I am grateful to the many European elected representatives who condemned this grave statement,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar posted on X on Thursday.
“However, to date, no denial, clarification or response has been issued by her regarding this severe statement. Therefore, as the Foreign Minister of the State of Israel, I have no choice but to sever all contact with Ms. Kallas until she retracts the blood libel she directed at the world’s only Jewish state, which is also the only democracy in the Middle East.”
