Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsNearly a week after Kaja Kallas reportedly compared Israeli policy to that of apartheid-era South Africa, FM Sa'ar announced a severance of contact 'until she retracts the blood libel' • Kallas: 'EU is always committed to a constructive relationship with Israel'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLiza Rozovskyand Ben Kroll01:47 PM • June 18 2026 IDTForeign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced on Thursday that Israel will cut ties with the European Union's foreign policy chief over her reported equivalence of Israel and apartheid-era South Africa.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Gideon Sa'arEuropean UnionCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael ElectionsGaza Cease-fireJD VancePayoneerHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Cuts Ties With EU Policy Chief Kallas Over Reported Apartheid ComparisonBen-Gvir to Attend UN Conference After U.S. Visit Canceled Over Visa IssuesInstead of Realistic Discussion on Iran Deal, Opposition Peddles Magic SolutionWhat Directive Prevents Raising Palestinian Flag? The Investigator Had No AnswerEx-PMs, IDF and Shin Bet Chiefs to Netanyahu: Act Against W. Bank Jewish TerrorRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Fork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the OccupationThe Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France