‘We are decision-makers, not slaves’: Slovenia PM clashes with president over Israel
The prime minister said Slovenia will not automatically back EU foreign policy, while the president urged a firmer line against Israeli settlement expansion.
- On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the European Union of hypocrisy, claiming it "remains silent when Turkey, a Nato member, illegally occupies half of Cyprus, an EU member" while criticizing Israel's Middle East policies.
- Turkey's presidential communications directorate rejected the comments as a "groundless rant," describing them as a "cheap political ploy" intended to gain electoral advantage ahead of Israel's October legislative elections.
- Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar and Prime Minister Janez Jansa clashed over EU alignment, with Pirc Musar arguing that "international law is not a matter of political choice" and must apply equally to all nations.
- Jansa's government vetoed a joint European Union statement condemning Israel's E1 construction plans east of Jerusalem, preventing the condemnation from becoming an official consensus among all 27 member states.
- This veto marks a stark shift from the previous government's approach, with Jansa insisting Slovenia is an equal EU member not obliged to automatically support a "European foreign policy position" without its consent.
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Prime Minister Janez Janša defended blocking an EU condemnation of E1 plans, drawing criticism from President Nataša Pirc Musar and praise from Netanyahu.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Prime Minister Janez Janša after Slovenia blocked a joint EU statement condemning Israel's plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank. The EU condemned the hypocrisy.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Prime Minister Janez Janša after Slovenia blocked a joint EU statement condemning Israeli settlement expansion plans in the occupied West Bank. The EU condemned the hypocrisy.
Netanyahu says EU ‘remains silent when Turkey illegally occupies half of Cyprus’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that the European Union “remains silent when Turkey, a Nato member, illegally occupies half of Cyprus, an EU member”, while accusing the bloc of “hypocrisy” in its stance on the Middle East. “When the Jewish people want to exercise their historic right to build and live in […]
He added that Janša reminded everyone that Slovenia is a sovereign state and an equal member of the EU.
Benjamin Netanyahu referred to the Turkish occupation of Cyprus, launching a fierce attack on the European Union for its stance against Israel’s plans to build new homes in the West Bank. In a post on “X”, the Israeli prime minister thanked his Slovenian counterpart, Janez Jansa, for his “courage and clarity” following the Slovenian government’s decision to block the issuance of a joint statement by the 27 EU member states against the Israeli se…
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