The confrontation took place on social networks. An exchange of replies on X, which seals an apparent diplomatic rupture. “Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced on Thursday June 18 that Israel would sever relations with Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s high representative for foreign policy… announces the Tel Aviv media Ha’Aretz. In his message on Elon Musk’s social network, Saar mentioned information according to which the head of European diplomacy had compared the Jewish state to South Africa from the apartheid era during a summit in Mexico, which was held from May 20 to 22.
For the Minister of Foreign Affairs, since Kallas would not have provided “denial, clarification or any response concerning his statements†, Israel would have no other choice than “to break all contact with Mme Kallas until she reverses the slanderous accusations she made against the world’s only Jewish state, which is also the only democracy in the Middle East…
Two hours later, the Estonian politician responded, still on X, trying to put an end to the controversy while remaining firm in her positions. “Dear Gideon, as you know, the European Union and Israel have many links. I attach great importance to our dialogue and our collaboration, and I am prepared to continue in this spirit, with respect.†Kallas then highlighted the differences with the Jewish state government. “To achieve peace in the Middle East, the two-state solution remains the only viable path. The EU has condemned illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which make this goal increasingly difficult to achieve.â€
Concretely, the head of European diplomacy did not respond to the Israeli minister’s accusations, which Saar did not fail to notice again, who, on X, once again pressed Kallas to respond to these accusations. More broadly, this post duel is part of a period of turbulence in relations between the EU and Israel.
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