Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar is severing all ties with EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas, following her remarks she made during her recent visit to Mexico, comparing Israel to the racist South African apartheid regime, he announced in a Thursday X/Twitter post.
“Ms. Kallas…has for some time now been acting obsessively and with blatant unfairness toward the State of Israel,” Saar said in his statement.
To date, Kallas has neither denied nor clarified, nor responded, which prompted the foreign minister’s decision.
The foreign minister applauded European officials who condemned her remarks.
“I have no choice but to sever all contact with Ms. Kallas until she retracts the blood libel she directed at the world’s only Jewish state, which is also the only democracy in the Middle East,” the statement said.
Ms. @kajakallas, the EU High Rep. for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has for some time now been acting obsessively and with blatant unfairness toward the State of Israel.
Recently, it was published that during her visit to Mexico, she compared Israel to the racist…
— Gideon Sa’ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) June 18, 2026
“And this is what I am doing,” he concluded.
Kallas reaffirms EU’s commitment to Israel, two-state solution
Kallas responded to Sa’ar, reaffirming EU-Israel relations on X, Thursday.
“I value our dialogue and engagement, and I’m open to continue in that spirit, respectfully and constructively…The EU is always committed to a constructive relationship with Israel,” Kallas said.
Dear Gideon, as you know, the EU and Israel have a lot that binds us. I value our dialogue and engagement, and I’m open to continue in that spirit, respectfully and constructively. Dialogue is the foundation of diplomacy, especially when differences arise. The EU is always…
— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) June 18, 2026
Kallas also reaffirmed support for a two-state solution while condemning “illegal settlements” in the West Bank.
“To bring peace to the Middle East, the Two-State Solution remains the only viable path. The EU has condemned the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which make it increasingly difficult to get to that goal. That is the EU position,” the statement concluded.
