Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely hailed the vote by the Swiss parliament of an unprecedented motion which prohibits government funding of the anti-Israel BDS movement.
For the first time a parliament in Europe took the decision to approve a motion which prohibits the funding of NGO’s inciting to terror, hatred and anti-Semitism.
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson told Isreli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanahu that the British government is a ‘’strong, rock-solid supporter’’ of Israel and reiterated his governent’s policy in favour of a two-state solution, during a visit in Israel.
Palestinian and Jordanian leaders have warned the US that moving the embassy could spark violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as in the Middle East region as a whole.
Preparations continue for holding a meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council and the process has not been frozen, a senior EU official told reporters on Friday ahead of a meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers Monday in Brussels.