Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša met Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan on Monday, shortly after his government lifted sanctions on imports from Judea and Samaria. The two issued a joint video statement at the end of the meeting, which Dagan's office called the first official meeting between a sitting EU leader and a representative of Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria.
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša met Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan in Ljubljana on Monday, shortly after his government formally revoked sanctions on imports from Judea and Samaria — the latest in a series of policy reversals by Slovenia's new right-wing government.
The meeting, described by Dagan's office as the first official sit-down between a sitting EU head of government and a representative of Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, included a joint video statement. According to Dagan's office, Janša said "God bless the residents of Judea and Samaria." Dagan replied, "We stand together — and together we will win."
The move follows a broader policy shift by the Janša government, which took office in recent weeks. As The Zioneer reported, the new administration has reversed its predecessor's arms embargo on Israel, rescinded "persona non grata" designations against Israeli leaders, and removed the Palestinian flag from the government building in Ljubljana. The meeting with Dagan appears to extend that diplomatic realignment to direct outreach to settlement leadership — a step without recent precedent in EU-Israel relations.
The single source for the meeting is Dagan's office. No independent Israeli or Slovenian official confirmation has been published as of Monday evening.
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