Israel apron EU role in peace process

Israel suspends contacts with institutions of the European Union involved in the peace process with the Palestinians.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to do this now, the EU has started labeling of exports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, according to a ministerial statement.

Netanyahu, who is also foreign minister, wore his ministry on " to make a reassessment of the involvement of EU institutions at all attached to the diplomatic process ", the statement said.

" In anticipation of this reassessment, the prime minister decided to suspend all diplomatic contacts with the EU and to suspend its representatives in this case. "