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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12179

25 January 2019
EXTERNAL ACTION / Israel
Skirmishes between EU and Israel over financing of certain BDS-promoting NGOs by EU
Brussels, 24/01/2019 (Agence Europe)

The spokesperson of the European External Action Service, Maja Kocijancic, and the Israeli Minister of Public Security and Strategic Affairs, Gilad Erdan, clashed on Wednesday 23 January via their Twitter account over the financing of NGOs by the European Union. Mr Erdan accused the EU of funding organisations that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which Ms Kocijancic denied. 

"The EU cannot claim to oppose the anti-Semitic BDS campaign, while sending...

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