The United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution expressing support for Israel and strongly condemning the ongoing wave of Palestinian terror, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Thursday. The resolution, which passed by unanimous consent on Tuesday, condemned in the “harshest terms possible” attacks that have left 11 Israelis dead and...

Germany’s ruling party, the Christian Democratic Union, came out strongly against the European Union’s decision to label products coming from territories captured by Israel in 1967, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Thursday. “This decision might not bring advantages in consumer protection,” Jürgen Hardt told JTA on Thursday about new regulations...

Republican presidential contender Sen. Marco Rubio (R – Fla.) strongly criticized the European Union’s new guidelines on labeling Israeli goods manufactured in territories beyond the 1949 armistice lines, saying that doing so would “politicize international trade, undermine economic cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians, and reward Palestinians who reject peace with Israel.” In an...

David Simha, the president of the Israeli-Palestinian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said on Wednesday that the European Union’s decision to label goods produced by Israeli companies that operate beyond the 1949 armistice lines will most likely hurt the thousands of Palestinians these enterprises employ, rather than have a perceptible effect...

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy has announced a new grant program to woo Israeli entrepreneurs to its tech hubs and increase trade between the two countries. EXIST Startup Germany is offering grants of up to €150,000 ($160,000) to young Israeli entrepreneurs at universities and research institutes who...

London mayor Boris Johnson called boycotters of Israel “foolish” while visiting Tel Aviv on a trip designed to attract Israeli high-tech companies to his city, the Associated Press reported Monday. The mayor of London has lashed out against boycotters of Israel as “lefty academics” who wield no real influence. … Johnson...