EU Should Condemn Iran, Not Israel, for West Bank Violence
The European Union’s dangerous bias on the Gaza conflict, where it constantly backs Iranian-backed terrorist groups at the expense of a democracy, Israel, has been exposed yet again by the latest anti-Israel stance adopted by Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign minister.
In a move calculated to further strain the EU’s already problematic relationship with Israel, Borrell has announced that he has asked the bloc’s members to consider imposing sanctions on two Israeli cabinet ministers for “hate messages” against Palestinians, messages that he claimed broke international law.
Borrell did not name either of the ministers specifically. But it was obvious who he was referring to given that, in recent weeks, he has publicly criticised Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich for statements Borrell has described as “sinister” and “an incitement to war crimes”.
While Borrell said EU foreign ministers had held an initial discussion about his proposal during a meeting in Brussels, he conceded that his initiative was unlikely to succeed as the imposition of sanctions against Israel would require unanimity among all 27-member states, and many EU nations, such as Italy, were strongly opposed to the measure.
“The ministers will decide. It’s up to them, as always. But the process has been launched,” Borrell told reporters. He said he had proposed that the Israeli ministers be sanctioned for violations of human rights. EU sanctions generally mean a ban on travel to the bloc and a freeze on assets held in the EU.
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