EU Censures Terrorist Attacks On Israel
The European Union has slammed recent rocket and terrorist attacks against Israel, reiterating the country’s right to defend itself.
The European Union has slammed recent rocket and terrorist attacks against Israel, reiterating the country’s right to defend itself.
However, the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, stressed that “any response must be proportionate and in line with international law”.
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government seeks to improve ties with the European body, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with Borrell in Brussels on Tuesday.
The EU’s Spanish diplomat urged Israel to refrain from “measures that could heighten the already high level of tension and jeopardize the very possibility of a future just and sustainable peace based on the two-state solution.”
During his visit, Cohen also discussed Iranian attempts to target Jews and Israelis on European soil with EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola.
According to the Times of Israel, they discussed the importance of the EU listing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group and banning all business with it.
In January, the European Parliament called on the 27-state body to list the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity, blaming it for the repression of domestic protests and the supply of drones to Russia.
However, Borrell claimed the EU cannot list Iran's IRGC as a terrorist entity until a European court has determined that they are.
“European countries understand today more than ever the danger from Iran, and see eye-to-eye with Israel regarding the need to confront terror that comes from and is funded by the Iranian regime,” Cohen stated after the meeting with Metsola.
