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Patriots for Europe group adopts IHRA principles combating antisemitism, express support for Israel

During the conference, participants expressed support for Israel and settlement in Judea and Samaria, while opposing sanctions and boycotts imposed on them.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Patriots for Europe members meet in Strasbourg, September 16, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu begins testimony on Case 1000 on April 22, 2025.

European Parliament to screen 'The Bibi Files' ahead of Israel's 2026 Knesset election

The Bibi Files is based on footage from Netanyahu's police interrogations, which were leaked to film director Alex Gibney in 2023. The materials require court approval for release in Israel.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Britain's Defence Secretary Wes Streeting walks following the first cabinet meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, July 21, 2026.

British PM reportedly ready to announce Israeli settlement trade ban in coming weeks

British sanctions on Israel trade could, however, cause a split inside the Labor Party, where a third of the party has signed a letter to the new PM calling for sharp measures against settlements.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Members of the Guardia Civil USECIC guard migrants on Tarajal beach after crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain.

Spanish MEP appeals to Netanyahu to back Spain's sovereignty amid Ceuta border crisis

Tens of thousands crossed into a city of 84,000 in a matter of days, leaving at least 83 dead and raising questions about Morocco’s role, Spain’s sovereignty, and Israel’s response.

|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE

Far-right advances in EU election, France calls snap national vote

An exit poll for state broadcaster RAI said Brothers of Italy won between 26-30% of the vote, with the center-left opposition Democratic Party (PD) coming second with 21-25%

JUNE 10, 2024ByREUTERS
lection officials open a ballot box to count the votes, at a polling station for the European Parliamentary election, in Rome, Italy, June 9, 2024.

'Another blow to Iran': EU votes in favor of resolution against Islamic Republic

On Thursday, the EU parliament voted to condemn Iran, showing its support for Israel and acknowledging the role Iran plays in destabilizing the region.

APRIL 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF Josep Borrell arrives to attend an EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels in 2022. ‘We really want to see Europe standing up and recognizing the right of Israel to protect itself,’ Szijjarto says.

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accuses Israel of lying about all aspects of Gaza

"Israel has been operating on the premise that if you tell a lie long enough. [If] you repeat it over and over,  people will believe it," Francesca Albanese to European Parliament

APRIL 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
You have the right to resist,” UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese speaking at a Hamas-affiliated conference in Gaza on November 30th

European Parliament votes on reform to remove hatred, violence from Palestinian education

The reform, according to the parliament, was passed so that the violent imagery taught in Palestinian textbooks prior would cease and no longer be an obstacle to peaceful solutions.

APRIL 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Arab students in the classroom at the Noreen school, in the Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina, on January 17, 2023.

Ireland seeking review of EU-Israel agreement over rights concerns

Ireland has long been a champion of Palestinian rights, and ministers have repeatedly said the government is considering recognizing a Palestinian state.

FEBRUARY 1, 2024ByREUTERS
European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023.

Russia to ask French parliament about claimed mercenaries in Ukraine war

"In France, the mercenary trade is forbidden by law," the State Duma's chairman said.

JANUARY 19, 2024ByREUTERS
Pavlo, a Ukrainian soldier, stands on the roof of a damaged university, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, from a recent missile attack in Kramatorsk Ukraine, December 13, 2022.

European parliamentarians spurred to action after bearing witness to Hamas’ sick cruelty

Italian and Lithuanian officials were among European politicians who viewed the horrors of October 7.

DECEMBER 29, 2023ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
Israel Lander, in a T-shirt proclaiming “Bring Them Home Now” and “Kfar Aza is my home,” leads the delegation of European MPs around the ruins of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip.

Far-right Polish lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles in parliament

Grzegorz Braun then took to the podium in the chamber where he described Hanukkah as "satanic".

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByREUTERS, ZVIKA KLEIN
Grzegorz Braun walks after using a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles at the parliament, Warsaw.

Family of Mahsa Amini blocked by Iranian regime from attending EU award ceremony

The European Parliament recently decided to grant a prestigious human rights award to Mahsa Amini and Iranian protesters.

DECEMBER 10, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" is seen in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2022.

European MPs condemn the existence of antisemitic monuments in Moldova

The monuments include the Octavian Goga’s statue and the Alley of Classics in the Great Central Park of Chisinau.

NOVEMBER 20, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Photo of the statue of Octavian Goga and an archived photo.