Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar mocked EU Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas on Monday evening, according to a report by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). Sa'ar said she failed to secure a majority in the forum of foreign ministers and is now trying to achieve it at the ambassador level.
The remark is the latest public exchange in the diplomatic rift that began after Kallas reportedly called Israel an 'apartheid state' in a closed meeting. Sa'ar severed contact with her on June 18 until she apologizes, as The Zioneer reported. Kallas has not apologized and the two have traded statements. Sa'ar's comment Monday mocks her inability to rally support among EU foreign ministers, saying she is now trying to push the same effort at the ambassador level.
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