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Dutch FM says EU needs to continue dialogue with Israel as Borrell pushes to limit ties
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks to the press ahead of a Foreign Affairs Council at the EU headquarters in Brussels on November 18, 2024. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)
The European Union needs to continue its diplomatic dialogue with Israel amid tensions in the Middle East, Dutch foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp says, disagreeing with the EU’s top diplomat who proposed to pause the dialogue with the country.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell last week proposed that the bloc suspend its political dialogue with Israel, citing possible human rights violations in the war in Gaza, according to four diplomats and a letter seen by Reuters.
Borrell says the move is necessary to pressure Israel.
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