Kaja Kallas fires back after Israel cuts contacts over EU stance “That is the EU position”

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has responded to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar after he announced the suspension of contacts with her.

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

“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 committed to a constructive relationship with Israel. 

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 that make it increasingly difficult to get to that goal. That is the EU position,” Kallas wrote on X.

Earlier, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar cut off all contacts with Kaja Kallas after reports emerged that she compared Israel's policies toward Palestinians to apartheid-era South Africa during closed-door meetings in Mexico City last month.

Sa'ar described the alleged comments as a "blood libel" and accused Kallas of acting obsessively and unfairly toward Israel, stating he would not resume engagement until she retracts them.

By Jeyhun Aghazada