The EU Dinner Without Israel: Prostitution Is Legal in Much of Europe

As reported in an article entitled "Israel served as ‘main course’ at EU dinner, official says", written by Herb Keinon, in the Jerusalem Post:

"Israel’s frustration with the EU, or at least with part of the EU, was highlighted this week when Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, who was hosting the monthly meeting of EU foreign ministers, held an informal dinner Sunday night on the Middle East with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton at which he invited representatives from France, Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal Greece, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia, the US, Indonesia, the Arab League and the Palestinian Authority – but not Israel."

Why should this come as a surprise? Prostitution is legal in much of Europe.