A meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers on Monday discussed the possibility of placing sanctions on Israel if its government continued to disregard the order of the United Nations court. “For the first time at an EU meeting in a real way I have seen significant discussion on sanctions,” he said. He said he would raise the matter at a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers to seek a statement backing the United Nations court. The Irish, Spanish and Norwegian foreign ministers say recognition of a Palestinian state will offer a reset in the Middle East peace process. Espen Barth Eide, Norwegian foreign affairs minister, said the ongoing war in Gaza was a “low point” in the history of the Middle East.

Source: The Irish Times May 28, 2024 13:27 UTC