ECI in the media
Israel is the legal frontier of Europe
By Andrew Tucker Ninety-nine years ago, on 2nd November 1917, the British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour wrote a letter to Baron Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community, conveying the content of the decision of the British War Cabinet three days...
An Open Letter to Hagai El-Ad of B’Tselem
Dear Hagai, Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tomas Sandell and I am a friend of Israel. Please do not stop reading here because I have more to say. Although we have not met in person, I had the opportunity to listen to you in the United Nations in New York the...
Israel’s best friends?
As soon as the UNESCO resolution had been ratified by the executive board of the UN agency for culture, science and education on Tuesday, the blame game started in Jerusalem. How could this happen? Why did the Foreign Ministry not react in time? Why did they not...
Good news is also news – even when the glass is only half-full
A lot of bad news has been coming out of Europe in recent months. Jews are leaving France in record numbers as they no longer feel safe in the land of “liberté, égalité and fraternité”. In Britain there is clear antisemitism within the Labour party and some of its...
The Christian legions can win Israel’s diplomatic war
TOMAS SANDELL SEPTEMBER 23, 2012, 8:29 AM O ne morning a few years from now, the world may suddenly wake up to discover that a new Islamic state called Palestine has been established on what used to be Jewish heartland, and with the Old City of Jerusalem as its...
Israel’s Right in the ‘Disputed’ Territories
By DANNY AYALON Updated Dec. 30, 2009 6:11 a.m. ET The recent statements by the European Union's new foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton criticizing Israel have once again brought international attention to Jerusalem and the settlements. However, little appears...
Haaretz obtains full document of EU-proposed sanctions against Israel
Sanctions could apply to Israeli politicians opposed to the two-state solution, which could include Bennett and Rivlin; steps against European companies working in settlements; punitive measures against Palestinians over 'negative measures.' By Barak Ravid | Nov. 17,...
Big deal?
There was not much sympathy for Israel in the comments made by senior European leaders after the nuclear deal with Iran announced on Tuesday. German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier was quick to point out that ”the Israeli Government should at least read the...
Europe’s Unaccountable Palestinian Aid
The government in the West Bank is the only body receiving EU funds regardless of its human-rights record or economic performance. By MICHAEL THEURER April 9, 2014 3:45 p.m. ET At a time of austerity and belt-tightening, the European Union remains the biggest donor to...