In Response to Labeling, Israel Suspends Diplomatic Contacts with EU on Middle East Peace Process

Two weeks after the European Union approved guidelines for labeling goods from Israeli settlements, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu instructed the Foreign Ministry to suspend diplomatic contacts with EU institutions on matters related to the peace process with the Palestinians.

Netanyahu ordered a reassessment of EU institutions’ involvement in the diplomatic process and a halt of all related contacts until it is completed.

The ministry stressed Sunday that Israel will continue to have diplomatic contacts with individual countries and that the ban applies only to European institutions.

{Matzav.com Israel}