It is business as usual in EU-Israeli relations, while Italy's call for a proposal to ban settler imports sounds like more hot air than a real change of heart.

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/65995376

Germany and the Czech Republic are blocking all sanctions on Israel, while Italy sits on the fence, even though EU leaders will repeatedly “condemn” Israeli aggression at next week’s summit.

This meant there would be no visa ban on Israeli security minister Itmar Ben-Gvir, which needed EU27 consensus, despite his personal brutality toward EU nationals on an aid flotilla to Gaza in May.

  • Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.caEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    Germany and Czech are some of the biggest arms suppliers and buyers to/from Israel

    What is incredibly stupid is that, sure, the topic is brought up at the EU council, but then why don’t the individual states also apply sanctions?

    • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netEnglish
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      15 hours ago

      Some do. I really don’t know why we don’t see more deals done outside of EU. There are ways to do it and sometimes they threaten members with it. Like when Hungary was blocking Ukraine aid some countries suggested a deal could be done simply without Hungary. Just as group of countries, not as EU. I don’t know why they never do it.