Europe’s Stance on Israel : the Institution VS Member States
Up until the end of the last decade, Israel attached great importance to the views of European institutions. Europe seemed headed toward some form of a loosely federated continent with a common foreign and security policy.
There was a great deal of alignment between the membership of the EU and NATO, which was relevant to Israel because under the American division of responsibility it fell under the European Command, and because the United Kingdom was still a member of the EU.
With changes having occurred in all of these parameters, Jerusalem now prefers to concentrate on its bi-lateral relations with the nations and governments of Europe. Is this necessary, effective and irreversible? Joining us for the discussion:
Panel:
- Host : Jonathan Hessen : Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
- Editor at Large : Amir Oren : Host of Watchmen Talk and Powers in Play
- Prof. Uri Rosenthal : former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
- Timo Soini : former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Premier of Finland
Jerusalem Studio
The program offers the viewer deeper understanding about current events in Israel. The topics vary from domestic and foreign policy to social changes, archaelogy and religion.
The program is hosted by TV7 Israel News anchor Jonathan Hessen.
