EU foreign policy chief says Israeli settlements should be treated like Russian-occupied Crimea
EU foreign policy chief says Israeli settlements should be treated like Russian-occupied Crimea The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has said that the EU should treat illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian Territories in the same way as it treated Russia’s invasion of Crimea. Kallas told The Irish Times on Friday that Europe could not be taken seriously as long…
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has proposed that the European Union treat Israeli settlements in the Palestinian Territories as it did Russia's annexation of Crimea. Speaking to The Irish Times, Kallas argued that Europe must present a united front in response to both Israeli government actions and the activities of violent settlers.
She called for an EU-wide trade ban on these settlements, which are illegal under international law. While the economic impact of such a ban would be minimal, Kallas emphasized that the symbolic significance of such a stance is crucial. The proposal would only need a majority of member states to support it, rather than unanimous agreement, as sanctions currently face opposition from Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia.
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