Israel Report from the European Parliament
Israel Report from the European Parliament is a political talk show from the heart of the EU, hosted by Simon Barrett. Every day new decisions are made in Brussels which have an influence in our lives in Finland. But how do the EU relations influence Israel? Every month TV7 sends a programme from the European Parliament in Brussels where we discuss current issues concerning Europe and Israel. The programme brings together well-known Members of the European Parliament, Israeli diplomats and Christian leaders from the European Coalition for Israel (ECI). The programme is produced in cooperation with the ECI.
Episodes
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The importance of EU-Israeli relations
Simon Barrett is joined by Roni Leshno-Yaar, Bert-Jan Ruissen, and Emilie Noteboom.Mon 23.3.2020 at 20.30The 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Simon Barrett is joined by Bert-Jan Ruissen, Julien Klener and Tomas Sandell.Mon 24.2.2020 at 20.30A Review of 2019
Simon Barrett is joined in the studio of the European Parliament by Charlie Weimers, Tomas Sandell and Andreas Kelling.Mon 27.1.2020 at 20.30European Court ruling on Israeli goods produced in Judea and Samaria
Simon Barrett is joined Karoline Edtstadler, Gregory Lafitte and Tomas Sandell.Mon 16.12.2019 at 20.30What can be done to make Europe safer for the Jews?
Simon Barrett is joined David Lega, Katharina von Schnurbein and Tomas Sandell.Mon 18.11.2019 at 20.30Should the EU stop funding UNRWA?
Simon Barrett is joined by Bert-Jan Ruissen, Charlie Weimers and Tomas Sandell.Mon 21.10.2019 at 20.30Results of the EU elections
Simon Barrett is joined by Bas Belder, Charlie Weimers and Tomas Sandell.Mon 26.8.2019 at 20.30Rise of anti-Semitism in Europe
Simon Barrett is joined by Katharina von Schnurbein, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică and Tomas Sandell.Mon 3.6.2019 at 20.30BDS legislation and EU elections
Simon Barrett is joined by Igor Gräzin, Alex Benjamin and Ruth Isaac.Mon 6.5.2019 at 20.30Post-Brexit Europe and the European elections
Simon Barrett is joined Branislav Škripek, Steven Woolfe and Tomas Sandell.Mon 8.4.2019 at 20.30The threat posed by Iran to Israel and the Middle East
How should Europe respond? Simon Barrett is joined Bas Belder, Paulo Casaca, and Ruth Isaac.Mon 11.3.2019 at 20.30The International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Simon Barrett is joined by Igor Gräzin, Charlotte Gutman and Tomas Sandell.Mon 11.2.2019 at 20.30News Review of 2018
Simon Barrett is joined by Bill Etheridge, Andreas Kelling and Tomas Sandell.Mon 14.1.2019 at 20.30The Iranian threat to Israel and the Middle East
Simon Barrett is joined by Bas Belder, Michael Sieveking and Tomas Sandell.Mon 17.12.2018 at 20.30EU's funding of Palestinian textbooks
Simon Barrett is joined by Anders Primdahl Vistisen, Marcus Sheff and Tomas Sandell.Mon 19.11.2018 at 20.30EU's funding of UNRWA, the UN Relief agency for Palestinian refugees
Simon Barrett is joined by Peter Niedermüller, Michael McCann and Ruth Isaac.Mon 22.10.2018 at 20.30The Israeli Nation-state law and how the EU should respond
Simon Barrett is joined by Andrew Tucker, Tomas Sandell and Ruth Isaac.Mon 24.9.2018 at 20.30Why the EU needs to take a tougher stand on the raise of Jew hatred in Europe?
Simon Barrett is joined by Nuno Wahnon Martins, Paulo Casaca, Tomas Sandell and Ruth Isaac.Mon 27.8.2018 at 20.30How should the EU respond to Iranian military provocations?
Simon Barrett is joined by Paulo Casaca, Branislav Škripek and Tomas Sandell.Mon 11.6.2018 at 20.30The positions of Israel and Europe on the Iran nuclear deal
Simon Barrett is joined by Roni Leshno-Yaar, Tomas Sandell and Adonis Georgiadis.Mon 14.5.2018 at 20.30Israel's 70th anniversary and its significance for Europe
Simon Barrett is joined by Péter Niedermüller, Michal Weiler-Tal and Ruth Isaac.Mon 16.4.2018 at 20.30Israel as a start up nation - what can Europe learn?
Simon Barrett is joined by Andreas Kelling, Bas Belder and Tomas Sandell.Mon 12.3.2018 at 20.30Europe’s reaction and response to President Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Simon Barrett is joined by Hannu Takkula, Tomas Sandell and Daniel Schwammenthal.Mon 12.2.2018 at 20.3070th Anniversary of the UN Partition
What this means for Europe and Israel today. Simon Barrett is joined by Anders Vistisen, Tomas Sandell and Alex Benjamin.Mon 15.1.2018 at 20.30News Review of 2017
One theme is Finnish governmental funding of Palestinian textbooks. Simon Barrett is joined by Tomas Sandell and Alex Benjamin.Mon 18.12.2017 at 20.30Anti-Semitism in Europe today
Is it still a threat to free and open society? Tomas Sandell is joined by Lars Adaktusson, Benny Fischer and Johannes Börmann.Mon 20.11.2017 at 20.30The 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
What does this mean for Europe today? Simon Barrett is joined by Bill Etheridge, Andrew Tucker and Alex Benjamin.Mon 23.10.2017 at 20.30The significance of Zionism today
We remember the 120th Anniversary of the First Zionist Congress. Simon Barrett is joined by Anders Primdahl Vistisen, Greg Cumming and Tomas Sandell.Mon 25.9.2017 at 20.30State of the Middle East Peace process
Can President Trump's administration revive the peace process? Simon Barrett is joined by Anders Primdahl Vistisen, Joël Rubinfeld and Tomas Sandell.Mon 28.8.2017 at 20.30BDS movement boycotting Israel
What can be done in Europe to resist it? Simon Barrett is joined by Branislav Škripek, Joël Rubinfeld and Tomas Sandell.Fri 30.6.2017 at 20.00Israel's 69th anniversary
What this means for the Jewish people and for Europe? Simon Barrett is joined by Peter Niedermüller, Alex Benjamin and Ruth Isaac.Fri 26.5.2017 at 20.0050th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem
Is the EU promoting peace in the Middle East or not? Simon Barrett is joined in the studio by Bas Belder, Tomas Sandell and Andrew Tucker.Fri 28.4.2017 at 20.00Feasibility of a Palestinian State in the Middle East
The Middle East Peace process and the feasibility of a Palestinian state under the sponsorship of President Trump. Simon Barrett is joined by Hannu Takkula, Alex Benjamin and Tomas Sandell.Fri 31.3.2017 at 20.00Trump's presidency, EU policy and the Middle East
How will Trump’s Presidency impact on the EU’s policy towards the Middle East? Simon Barrett is joined by Bas Belder, Charlotte Gutman and Ruth Isaac.Fri 24.2.2017 at 20.00EU and the raise in Jew hatred in Europe
How is the EU confronting the raise in Jew hatred in Europe? Simon Barrett is joined by Katharina von Schnurbein, Arne Gericke and Tomas Sandell.Fri 27.1.2017 at 20.00Key events of 2016 and looking into 2017
Looking back to key events of 2016 and discussing what EU and Israel will be facing in 2017. Simon Barrett is joined by Lars Adaktusson, Tomas Sandell and Daniel Schwammenthal.Fri 30.12.2016 at 20.00The future of EU-Israeli relations
The basis and future of EU-Israeli relations. Simon Barrett is joined by Roni Leshno-Yaar, Tomas Sandell and Hannu Takkula.Fri 2.12.2016 at 20.00Unesco and the Temple Mount
Unesco's attempt to deny the connection of the Jews to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Simon Barrett is joined by Lars Adaktusson, Alex Benjamin and Tomas Sandell.Fri 4.11.2016 at 20.00Wave of Islamist attacks in Europe
The wave of Islamist attacks in Europe. How should the EU and Europe deal with terrorism? Simon Barrett is joined by Bas Belder, Daniel Schwammenthal and Tomas Sandell.Fri 30.9.2016 at 20.00EU funding of the Palestinian Authority
EU funding of the Palestinian Authority, especially of prisoners convicted of terrorism. What can the EU do to confront the incitement and violence? Simon Barrett is joined by Dafna Friedman, Michael McCann and Tomas Sandell.Fri 24.6.2016 at 20.00BDS Movement boycotting Israel
The dangers of the BDS movement. Simon Barrett is joined by Bas Belder, Sharon Rappaport Palgi and Tomas Sandell.Fri 27.5.2016 at 20.00Terrorist attack in Brussels
The recent terror attack in Brussels and its aftermath. Security situation in Europe. Simon Barrett is joined by Timothy Kirkhope, Tomas Sandell and Rocky Gathright.Fri 29.4.2016 at 20.00EU-Israeli relations
EU-Israeli relations, and the visit of the Iranian Prime Minister in the European Parliament. Simon Barrett is joined by Ruth Isaac, Teodora Coptil and Tomas Sandell.Fri 25.3.2016 at 20.00The plight of Christians in the Middle East
The decision of the European Parliament to recognize the persecution of Christians in the Middle East as genocide. Simon Barrett is joined by Lars Adaktusson, Rima Tuezuen and Tomas Sandell.Fri 26.2.2016 at 20.00Palestinian incitement into violence
Palestinian incitement into violence and terrorism. What can the EU do? Simon Barrett is joined by Itamar Marcus, Bas Belder and Tomas Sandell.Fri 29.1.2016 at 20.00Current situation in the Middle East and European Jews
ECI organised a conference in Jerusalem in memory of the end of Second World War. Current issues in the Middle East and the situation of European Jews were discussed in the studio by Chris Mitchell, Tomas Sandell and Simon Barrett.Fri 26.6.2015 at 20.00Anti-Semitism and the example of Bonhoeffer
The rise of anti-Semitism in Europe today. What can we learn from Dietrich Bonhoeffer who fought against Nazi Germany? Simon Barrett is joined in the studio by Hannu Takkula, Joel Rubinfeld and Tomas Sandell.Fri 29.5.2015 at 20.00Antisemitismin nousu Euroopassa
Pariisin ja Kööpenhaminan terroristi-iskujen jälkeen. Mistä se johtuu ja miltä juutalaisten asema Euroopassa näyttää? Simon Barrettin vieraina ovat Alex Benjamin, Charlotte Gutman ja Tomas Sandell.Fri 27.3.2015 at 20.00Anti-Semitism yesterday and today
The studio team will be discussing the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and recent terror attacks in Europe. Simon Barrett is joined by Bas Belder, Julien Klener, Perrine Dufoix and Idit Rosenzweig Abu.Fri 27.2.2015 at 20.00Vote on recognition of Palestinian State
The programme discusses the wave of terrorism in Jerusalem and the vote by the European Parliament and different states on the recognition of the Palestinian State. Simon Barrett is joined in the studio by Arne Gericke, Dermot Kehoe, Alex Benjamin and Tomas Sandell.Fri 30.1.2015 at 20.00Persecution of Christians in the Middle East
The alarming situation of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East – and anti-Semitism in Europe. Simon Barrett is joined in the studio by Majed El Shafie, Nirj Deva and Tomas Sandell.Fri 12.12.2014 at 20.00The threat of ISIS in the Middle East
The origin and characteristics of the ISIS terror organization and its threat to the Middle East, as well as the latest news from ECI. Simon Barrett is joined in the studio by Bastiaan Belder, Paulo Casaca and Tomas Sandell.Fri 21.11.2014 at 20.00Aftermath of Israel's war against Hamas
The topic of the programme is the aftermath of Israel's military operation against Hamas, as well as the Israeli-EU relations. Simon Barrett is joined in the studio by Branislav Škripek, Michal Weiler-Tal and Tomas Sandell.Fri 17.10.2014 at 20.00EU elections and the ISIS group in the Middle East part 2/2
Possibilities of the new European Parliament to have impact and the growing influence of ISIS in the Middle East.Fri 19.9.2014 at 20.00EU after the elections; ISIS group in the Middle East part 1
The themes of this programme are the possibilities of the new European Parliament to have impact and the growing influence of the organisation ISIS in the Middle East. Simon Barrett has the following persons as his studio guests: Tomas Sandell, Hannu Takkula and Claude Moniquet.Fri 22.8.2014 at 20.00EU election results and the status of Israel
Since the European Parliament is closed, today's programme has been filmed during a conference in Holland. The topics include EU election results as well as Israel and international law. The persons interviewed are Tomas Sandell, Bastiaan Belder, Andrew Tucker and Matthijs de Blois.Fri 27.6.2014 at 20.00European Parliament elections
The discussion this time concentrates on the European elections at the end of May.Fri 2.5.2014 at 20.00Ukraine and the Jews
The main subject of the programme is the situation in Ukraine and its influence on the Jewish population. The discussion also touches upon today's anti-Semitism in Europe as well as the heroic contribution of Raoul Wallenberg to save Jews during the Second World War. Simon Barrett is joined in the studio by Joel Rubinfeld, Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Tomas Sandell and Andew Tucker.Fri 4.4.2014 at 20.00Israel, EU and BDS boycotts
Tonight's programme discusses current issues between Israel and the EU and the influence of the BDS movement in the EU-policy. How should we as individuals respond?Fri 7.3.2014 at 20.00Holocaust Remembrance
The theme of the programme is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and its importance. The panel also discusses present-day anti-Semitism and xenophobia. The programme host Simon Barrett is joined in the studio by Hannu Takkula, Charlotte Gutman and Tomas Sandell.Fri 7.2.2014 at 20.00Israel-EU relations
This time the panel discuss the highlights and challenges of Israel-EU relations in the past year 2013. The programme host Simon Barrett is joined in the studio by MEP Timothy Kirkhope, Founding Director of the European Coalition for Israel Tomas Sandell, and Ben Bourgel from the Israeli Mission to the EU.Fri 10.1.2014 at 20.00New EU Guidelines
The panel discusses the new EU guidelines concerning denying financial funding to Israeli entities in the so-called occupied territories. Where do these guidelines stem from and what are their consequences? Simon Barrett is joined in the studio by MEP Sari Essayah, MEP and former Foreign Minister of Romania Adrian Severin and ECI Legal Counsel Andrew Tucker.Fri 13.12.2013 at 20.00Male circumcision in Europe
This time the panel is discussing the recent resolution by the Council of Europe to oppose male circumcision in Europe. Can this be the end of Jewish life in Europe? Simon Barrett's guests include Tomas Sandell and Andrew Tucker from the European Coalition for Israel and Marek Siwiec, Member of the European Parliament.Fri 15.11.2013 at 20.00Syrian crisis and persecutions in Egypt
Today's Israel Report from the European Parliament discusses the seriousness of the situation in Syria and the persecution of Christians in Egypt. How does the EU react on these issues, and what can an individual Christian do? Simon Barrett is joined in the studio by Tomas Sandell, Hannu Takkula ja Paulo Casaca.Fri 18.10.2013 at 20.00Syrian crisis and the Middle East
This time the Israel Report from the European Parliament discusses the crisis in Syria and its ramifications for Israel and the whole of Middle East. The persecution of Christians is also increasing in Egypt. What should the world community do? The panel consists of the programme host Simon Barrett, MEP Hannu Takkula, former MEP Paulo Casaca and Director of the European Coalition for Israel Tomas Sandell.Fri 20.9.2013 at 20.00Iran, EU and Israel
The theme of today's programme is Iran and its recent presidential elections. How should the EU and Israel respond to the election of Hassan Rouhani as the new president?Fri 23.8.2013 at 20.00Syrian crisis and Israel; the rights of women
Israel Report continues the discussion about the complex crisis in Syria and Israel's situation as its neighbouring country. The second topic in the programme is the plight and lack of rights of women in the Middle East. Can the EU do anything to help in this matter? Simon Barrett is joined in the European Parliament studio by the guests Sari Essayah, Andrew Tucker and Charlotte Gutman.Fri 28.6.2013 at 20.00Israel, EU and Syria
Israel Report from the European Parliament discusses today whether Israel should become a member of the EU. The second topic is what the EU can do regarding the crisis in Syria. The programme host Simon Barrett is joined by the guests Sari Essayah, Charlotte Gutman and Andrew Tucker.Fri 31.5.2013 at 20.00The Importance of The 65-year Old Israel
The first Israel Report from the European Parliament concentrates on discussing the importance and achievements of the 65-year old Israel. European values are fundamentally Judeo-Christian values. Guests in the programme are Hannu Takkula, Andrew Tucker and Ben Bourgel.Fri 3.5.2013 at 20.00
