“What is happening in Gaza is unacceptable,” von der Leyen told the Parliament in Strasbourg. “We will propose sanctions on the extremist ministers and on violent settlers.”

The EU is Israel’s largest trading partner, accounting for 32 percent of its total trade in 2024, so any possible suspension will have a major effect on the Israeli economy. […] [T]otal exports [have been] amounting to €26.7 billion in 2024.

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    8 days ago

    It i something, at last but it is also to little to late. They watched a genocide happen and spent months arguing about the exact definition of genocide.A sad and pathetically weak response.