Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Netanyahu trying to talk EU down from new settlement rules


Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked with a series of European leaders a day after the announcement of a decision on a European funding ban to Israeli institutions operating in occupied territories.

“We are are talking to the Europeans and explaining to them that there has been a dramatic change,” he said, adding that the new directive would put Israel’s participation in EU sponsored joint research and development programs into question and could cause Israel to lose tens of millions of Euros .... http://www.timesofisrael.com