European Parliament

Cypriot MEP claims Israel buying up island through real estate, land development

Israeli Ambassador to Cyprus Oren Anolik responded to Fidias Panayiotou's comments, calling them "deeply concerning."

MAY 11, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Cypriot member of the European Parliament and influencer Fidias Panayiotou and Sean Topham, co-founder of Topham Guerin campaign agency, talk about "Winning the next generation of voters" on stage 13 during Web Summit first day of this year's event on November 11, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal.

French MEP Rima Hassan is seen talking during a press conference on April 03, 2026 in Paris, France. Rima Hassan, French MEP for the far-left wing party La France Insoumise, was taken into police custody on April 3rd 2026 on "advocating terrorism" charges for a post on X on March 26 2026

Palestinian-French lawmaker arrested after praising 1972 bomber of Ben Gurion Airport

Hassan, who was elected to the European Parliament in 2024 ⁠for the French far-left party France Unbowed, has previously said that “Hamas’s actions are legitimate from an international perspective.”

APRIL 7, 2026|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

Rima Hassan during the plenary session and votes of the european parliament, in Strasbourg, on February 10, 2026.

French far-left MEP Rima Hassan arrested over X post justifying attack on Israeli airport

French media reported authorities had arrested Hassan and detained her in custody because they suspected the post made on March 26 could be construed as showing support for terrorism.

APRIL 2, 2026|ByREUTERS

Raphael Glucksmann during a topical debate about state violence in Minneapolis and rule of law in the United states, at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, on February 11, 2026.

Trump's US is not an ally of France, says French presidential hopeful

French center-left politician Raphael Glucksmann said the US under President Donald Trump is no longer an ally of Europe, citing alleged interference as tensions rise between Paris and Washington.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026|ByREUTERS

'Another blow to Iran': EU votes in favor of resolution against Islamic Republic

On Thursday, the EU parliament voted to condemn Iran, showing its support for Israel and acknowledging the role Iran plays in destabilizing the region.

APRIL 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF Josep Borrell arrives to attend an EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels in 2022. ‘We really want to see Europe standing up and recognizing the right of Israel to protect itself,’ Szijjarto says.

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accuses Israel of lying about all aspects of Gaza

"Israel has been operating on the premise that if you tell a lie long enough. [If] you repeat it over and over, people will believe it," Francesca Albanese to European Parliament

APRIL 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

You have the right to resist,” UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese speaking at a Hamas-affiliated conference in Gaza on November 30th

European Parliament votes on reform to remove hatred, violence from Palestinian education

The reform, according to the parliament, was passed so that the violent imagery taught in Palestinian textbooks prior would cease and no longer be an obstacle to peaceful solutions.

APRIL 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Arab students in the classroom at the Noreen school, in the Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina, on January 17, 2023.

Ireland seeking review of EU-Israel agreement over rights concerns

Ireland has long been a champion of Palestinian rights, and ministers have repeatedly said the government is considering recognizing a Palestinian state.

FEBRUARY 1, 2024ByREUTERS

FILE PHOTO: European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023.

Russia to ask French parliament about claimed mercenaries in Ukraine war

"In France, the mercenary trade is forbidden by law," the State Duma's chairman said.

JANUARY 19, 2024ByREUTERS

Pavlo, a Ukrainian soldier, stands on the roof of a damaged university, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, from a recent missile attack in Kramatorsk Ukraine, December 13, 2022.

European parliamentarians spurred to action after bearing witness to Hamas’ sick cruelty

Italian and Lithuanian officials were among European politicians who viewed the horrors of October 7.

DECEMBER 29, 2023ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE

Israel Lander, in a T-shirt proclaiming “Bring Them Home Now” and “Kfar Aza is my home,” leads the delegation of European MPs around the ruins of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip.

Far-right Polish lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles in parliament

Grzegorz Braun then took to the podium in the chamber where he described Hanukkah as "satanic".

DECEMBER 12, 2023ByREUTERS, ZVIKA KLEIN

Grzegorz Braun walks after using a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles at the parliament, Warsaw.

Family of Mahsa Amini blocked by Iranian regime from attending EU award ceremony

The European Parliament recently decided to grant a prestigious human rights award to Mahsa Amini and Iranian protesters.

DECEMBER 10, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE

A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" is seen in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2022.

European MPs condemn the existence of antisemitic monuments in Moldova

The monuments include the Octavian Goga’s statue and the Alley of Classics in the Great Central Park of Chisinau.

NOVEMBER 20, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

Photo of the statue of Octavian Goga and an archived photo.

Stanislav Pavlovschi – Brilliant legal mind stands up to Moldovan gov't corruption

Pavlovschi is one of the founders of Moldova’s Dignity and Truth Platform Party and has consistently advocated for the protection of human rights and Moldova’s adherence to the rule of law.

JULY 20, 2023ByFERN SIDMAN