Israeli foreign minister to ‘sever all contact’ with top EU diplomat

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced he will sever contact with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas over her alleged comparison of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to apartheid-era South Africa. Kallas attempted to mend relations but failed, as Sa’ar demanded a retraction of the remarks, which she has neither confirmed nor denied. The dispute occurs amid EU divisions over Israel at a European Council summit.