(JTA) — The European Union and its member states do not envision passing any new sanctions against Israel, an EU official said in refuting reports to the contrary.
The official spoke to JTA on Wednesday under condition of anonymity about a report that appeared the previous day on the Israeli news website Walla.
The report quoted unnamed Israeli officials as saying that they heard from European diplomats, who also were not named, that the EU or member states are discussing “applying sanctions against companies that will do business across the border,” in reference to Israel’s 1967 borders.
“The assumption in Europe is that …read more
Source: JTA
