Tel Aviv, May 23 -- Israel's Ambassador to the European Union, Haim Regev, has warned of a "diplomatic erosion" in Israel's relationship with the EU, amid growing discontent across the continent with Tel Aviv, as the country's war with Hamas terrorists in Gaza drags on and public sympathy fades.
"There is no diplomatic tsunami, but there is certainly a diplomatic erosion that must be addressed," Regev reportedly said during a closed-door briefing with Israeli journalists in Brussels on Thursday. According to The Times of Israel, Regev's statement has come amid heightened scrutiny of Israeli actions in Gaza and shifting sentiment among European governments.
Regev acknowledged that the Israeli Foreign Ministry was "working" and "running a h...