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Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz (r) with senior rabbi Arthur Schneier (l) at the High Level Conference on the Fight against Antisemitism in Europe in Vienna last week (Photo: eu2018.at)

EU declaration could 'chill' criticism of Israel

Criticism of Israel's occupation of Palestine could more readily be labelled as "antisemitism" under an EU declaration drawn up by Austria.

The non-binding document was quietly agreed by 28 EU diplomats in Brussels on Thursday (29 November).

It is to be rubber-stamped without further ado by home affairs ministers in the EU capital on 6 December, an EU diplomat said.

It "Calls on the member states that have not done so yet to endorse the non-legally binding working definiti...

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Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz (r) with senior rabbi Arthur Schneier (l) at the High Level Conference on the Fight against Antisemitism in Europe in Vienna last week (Photo: eu2018.at)

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