Israel’s foreign minister has launched an extraordinary attack on the European Union’s top diplomat, accusing her of “acting obsessively and with blatant unfairness toward the State of Israel” and severing all ties with her.
Gideon Saar said on Thursday that Kaja Kallas had “compared Israel to the racist apartheid regime that existed in South Africa”, a comparison he referred to as a “blood libel”.
“I am grateful to the many European elected representatives who condemned this grave statement,” Saar posted on social media.
“However, to date, no denial, clarification or response has been issued by her regarding this severe statement.
“Therefore, as the Foreign Minister of the State of Israel, 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.”
