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ECI visited upcoming Slovenian EU-presidency

Slovenian deputies to initiate petition on behalf of kidnapped Israeli soldiers.

Ljubljana 14, September, 2007 – The president of the Friendship group with Israel in the National Assembly of the republic of Slovenia, Mr. Franc Znidarsic, pledged to initiate a petition on behalf of the three abducted Israeli soldiers in preparation of the upcoming Slovenian EU-presidency which starts on January 1, 2008. This was announced on Wednesday in connection with a working visit by the European Coalition for Israel in the Slovenian capital. Mr Znidarsic promised to raise the cause with his fellow parliamentarians as an humanitarian issue of respecting the Geneva convention of treatment of prisoners of war. The petition can later be joined by other European parliaments.

European petition supports the International Red Cross

European petition supports the International Red Cross in demand for access to abducted Israeli soldiers.

Geneva 15 August 2007 – Over 30 000 European citizens, among them many Members of European parliament, have signed a petition to demand that the International Red Cross gets access to the three abducted Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser, Eldad Regev and Gilad Shalid. The three young Israeli soldiers were abducted more than a year ago but still representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross have not been given permission to visit them and evaluate their health conditions. On Tuesday representatives of the European Coalition for Israel, the group which initiated the petition, met with leaders of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva.

European parliamentarians celebrated Europe day in Jerusalem

- “Threats against Israel need to be taken seriously by the EU”

Jerusalem 9 May 2007 – Parliamentarians and diplomats from several European countries were among the specially invited guests when the European Coalition for Israel hosted their third annual Europe day reception at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on Tuesday night.