Punishing the Jewish state for the Gaza war only benefits terrorists and weakens the bloc’s influence in the Middle East, Haim Regev has claimed

Israel’s ambassador to the EU, Haim Regev, has urged the bloc to stop focusing on Israel’s human rights record and has warned against taking any actions to punish the country for its military campaign in Gaza.

Israel has faced mounting backlash over the conflict, with several Western countries recently announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state and, in some cases, reduce military or trade cooperation with Israel.

In an interview with Politico published on Wednesday, the envoy claimed that some…

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