Szijjarto: EU must stop its 'anti-Israel policy'

The European Union should stop pursuing its "unilateral anti-Israel policy" and put emphasis on partnership, the Hungarian foreign minister said in Berlin on Thursday at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers attended by Gabi Ashkenazi, Israel's foreign minister. Speaking to public media on the sidelines of the meeting, Peter Szijjarto insisted the EU had three tasks with regard to Israel. It should seek partnership and scrap its policy of perpetual condemnation and criticism of the country, he said. Also, it should urgently convene the EU-Israel Association Council which last met eight years ago, he said. Most importantly, the EU should immediately stop providing financial support to NGO-s that threaten Israel's internal security, the minister said.