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EU resolution says ties between Israel, member states ‘inapplicable’ beyond Green Line
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe EU resolution comes out and states that the union and its member states are committed to ensuring “continued, full and effective implementation of existing EU legislation and bilateral arrangements applicable to settlements products.”
The resolution “expresses [the EU’s] commitment to ensure that — in line with international law — all agreements between the State of Israel and the EU must unequivocally and explicitly indicate their inapplicability to the territories occupied by Israel in 1967.”
The phrasing clearly indicates that the EU regards Israel’s sovereignty as extending to the 1967 lines and not beyond.
However, the policy “does not constitute a boycott of Israel which the EU strongly opposes,” a statement from the EU says.
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