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Israel's FM cuts ties with EU foreign policy chief after latter's apartheid remarks

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has cut diplomatic ties with EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas following her comparison of Israel to the apartheid regime of South Africa during a recent trip to Mexico. Sa'ar criticized Kallas for making 'blatant unfairness' towards Israel and called her remarks a 'blood libel.' Kallas has not yet responded to the comments.

Jerusalem Post / World News The statements were made during Kallas' recent trip to Mexico. Kallas responded to Sa'ar via X, reaffirming the EU's commitment to Israel as well as its commitment to the two-state solution.

Follow us on Google Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at a press conference on the day of an EU-Israel Association Council with European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/YVES HERMAN ) By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JUNE 18, 2026 12:03 Updated: JUNE 18, 2026 14:00 Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is severing all ties with EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas, following her remarks she made during her recent visit to Mexico, comparing Israel to the racist South African apartheid regime, he announced in a Thursday X/Twitter post.

"Ms. Kallas...has for some time now been acting obsessively and with blatant unfairness toward the State of Israel ," Saar said in his statement.

To date, Kallas has neither denied nor clarified, nor responded, which prompted the foreign minister’s decision.

The foreign minister applauded European officials who condemned her remarks.

"I have no choice but to sever all contact with Ms. Kallas until she retracts the blood libel she directed at the world’s only Jewish state, which is also the only democracy in the Middle East," the statement said.

"And this is what I am doing," he concluded.

Kallas reaffirms EU's commitment to Israel, two-state solution

Kallas responded to Sa'ar, reaffirming EU-Israel relations on X, Thursday.

"I value our dialogue and engagement, and I’m open to continue in that spirit, respectfully and constructively...The EU is always committed to a constructive relationship with Israel," Kallas said.

Kallas also reaffirmed support for a two-state solution while condemning "illegal settlements" in the West Bank.

"To bring peace to the Middle East, the Two-State Solution remains the only viable path. The EU has condemned the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which make it increasingly difficult to get to that goal. That is the EU position," the statement concluded.

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