A European report says the EU foreign minister compared Israel to the apartheid-era South African regime during closed meetings in Mexico. The remark was made in private discussions, according to the report.
A European report cites the EU foreign minister's comparison of Israel to the apartheid-era South African regime, made during closed meetings in Mexico. The remarks come amid ongoing European criticism of Israeli policy in the territories. The source of the report is not yet independently verified. No official EU or Israeli response has been recorded.
As The Zioneer previously reported, a deputy European commissioner made a similar apartheid comparison during a Mexico visit last week, drawing rebuke from an EU official who called the framing unacceptable. This new report, if confirmed, would represent the highest-level such statement from the EU's foreign policy chief.
The report does not provide a verbatim quote or indicate whether the remark was directed at specific policies or as a general characterization.
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