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Israel’s foreign minister cuts ties with top EU diplomat over ‘apartheid’ remark

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Israel’s foreign minister said on Thursday that he was severing all contact with the European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas over reported remarks in which she allegedly compared Israel to the apartheid regime that once ruled South Africa.
Diplomatic relations between Israel and the EU have come under heavy strain since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023, as well as over violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
On Thursday, Gideon Saar accused EU foreign policy chief Kallas of “acting obsessively and with blatant unfairness” towards Israel.

“Recently, it was published that during her visit to Mexico, she compared Israel to the racist apartheid regime that existed in South Africa,” Saar wrote on social media.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar holds a press conference in Berlin on May 5. Photo: Reuters

“However, to date, no denial, clarification or response has been issued by her regarding this severe statement.

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