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Catherine Ashton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (European Union / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Why the EU needs to rein in Israel’s settlement policy
An Israeli academic makes the case for Europe to contain Israel’s settlement policy with greater determination and more concrete measures. By Nurit Peled-Elhanan Times are very tough for both Israeli and Palestinian families. The death toll in Gaza currently stands at more than 1,000, the majority of whom are civilians. The death toll in Israel stands…
By +972 Magazine July 26, 2014
Settlement of Halamish, next to Nabi Saleh (Activestills)
European MPs to Ashton: Make Israel pay for settlements
A total of 114 members of the European Parliament signed and delivered an open letter to European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton Thursday to ensure she implements the EU guidelines on Israeli settlements, scheduled to take effect next month, January 2014. The guidelines stipulate that any Israeli entity that wants to receive funding and…
By Mairav Zonszein November 21, 2013
Erez Crossing, Gaza-Israel border (Activestills)
Israel’s twisted logic in keeping EU legislators out of Gaza
Israel says allowing organizations to visit Gaza inherently ‘strengthens Hamas,’ even when no visits with Hamas officials are planned. Couldn’t the same logic be used to argue for a boycott of Israel, considering Israel’s occupation regime? Israel blocked a European Parliament humanitarian delegation from entering the Gaza Strip through Israel last week, claiming that the…
By Mairav Zonszein October 29, 2013
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