EU Distances Itself From German Envoy’s Gaza Stunt

EU diplomat Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff went paragliding off the coast of Gaza to raise awareness for a Free Palestine. This month's diplomatic gaffe marked the end of Von Burgsdorff's posting in the region. During his almost four-year tenure, the diplomat regularly attacked the Jewish state.EUROPEAN UNION.

The European Union has distanced itself from the actions of its outgoing envoy in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip after he went paragliding over the Mediterranean Sea for a “Free Palestine,” possibly in violation of Israeli regulations, Dutch daily De Telegraaf reported last week.

In a July 17 Facebook post that announced German diplomat Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff’s flight off the coast of Gaza, the European mission in Jerusalem wrote that “for the first time in Gaza sky, the E.U. Representative paraglides on the beach for Gaza and Palestine.”