Criticism of Israel's occupation of Palestine could more readily be labelled as "antisemitism" under an EU declaration drawn up by Austria.
The non-binding document was quietly agreed by 28 EU diplomats in Brussels on Thursday (29 November).
It is to be rubber-stamped without further ado by home affairs ministers in the EU capital on 6 December, an EU diplomat said.
It "Calls on the member states that have not done so yet to endorse the non-legally binding working definiti...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.