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60 MEPs Urge EU to Stop Funding Anti-Israel BDS Movement
(European Jewish Press) 60 members of the European Parliament called on EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini to stop EU funding and isolate the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. The move is spearheaded by Cristian Dan Preda of Romania, foreign affairs coordinator for the European People's Party; Ioan Mircea Pascu (S&D, Romania), a Vice-President of the European Parliament; Petras Austrevicius (ALDE, Lithuania) and Arne Gericke (ECR, Germany). Other signatories include Chair of Security and Defence Anna Fotyga (ECR, Poland), Vice-Preident Pavel Telicka (ALDE, Czech Republic), Dietmar Koster (S&D, Germany), and Vice-Chair of Human Rights Beatriz Becerra (ALDE, Spain).