At UN, Macron calls Trump’s Gaza “peace” a spectacle of shame
The French President warned against a global "return to the law of the jungle”
West Bank
Britain bans goods from Israeli settlements, joining four EU countries
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband set out the package in the House of Commons as part of what he called a reset of Britain’s relationship with Israel
Slovenia’s Janša blocks joint EU condemnation of West Bank E1 settlement plans
The new Slovenian prime minister clearly emerges as Netanyahu’s best ally in Brussels, replacing Viktor Orbán
UAE joins Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia in condemning Israeli settlements
The latest signal of Middle East realignment after Trump’s Iran war - from the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact to America’s reduced role
Seven Western leaders condemn Israel’s E1 settlement tenders
Joint statement by the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Canada calls the plans “unacceptable,” urges immediate retraction
EU foreign ministers grapple with unanimity challenges at lengthy FAC meeting
Even without vocal holdouts like Orbán’s Hungary, achieving unanimity remains laborious when national economic, energy, or political sensitivities are at stake
Olive trees – another casualty of war across Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank
In Gaza alone, approximately 2.3 million olive trees have been destroyed since October 2023, leading to a near collapse of the region’s olive oil industry
EU imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers: A symbolic step or the start of deeper rift?
While the settler sanctions represent progress for proponents of a tougher EU line, they fall short of demands from more critical member states
Israel’s Smotrich launches settlement plan to ‘bury’ idea of Palestinian state
The EU rejects any territorial change that is not part of a political agreement between involved parties, a spokesperson stated
