Current sectionWorld NewsEuropePrime Minister Janez Janša said Slovenia 'removed' itself from a 'vicious circle' of losing credibility through what he described as disproportionate condemnations of Israel, accusing the EU of being hypocritical by remaining silent on violence and persecution elsewhere in the worldShare 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 RozovskyAugust 27, 2026Updated:August 26, 2026Newly elected Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša confirmed on Thursday his government's decision to block a planned EU-wide statement condemning Israel's planned settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlementsWest BankTwo-state solutionEuropeTrending Now'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'A Hot Mess: I Spent the Summer in Switzerland. Who Knew It Could Turn Into Hell?Unprecedented UK Sanctions on Israel Are Coming. How Will British Jews Respond?Poll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below ThresholdThe Forgotten Jewish Revolt That Erased a CivilizationIn the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankIDF VideoGaza Militias Hasan PikerPro-IsraelOfer WinterSyriaPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSlovenia PM Confirms Country Blocked EU Condemnation of W. Bank Settlement PlanBrouhaha in Academia: Did We Really Hunt Mammoths?Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityIDF Publishes, Deletes Video Giving Draft-dodging Advice to HaredimNetanyahu Rival Eisenkot Says E1 West Bank Settlement Plan 'A Mistake'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?Ben-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes