Why EU falls behind US on Palestine-Israel issue
May 27, 2021 BRUSSELS — The European Union was once viewed as an important and credible actor in the Middle East, even a potential counterweight to the United States. No longer. During the recent upsurge in Israeli-Palestinian violence, the 27-member bloc has come across as little more than a passive bystander, distracted by deepening internal divisions and out of touch with both the changed power dynamics in the region and an emerging rights-focused policy discourse in Washington. With a cease-fire in place since May 20, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell pointed to the need to move ...
Source: al-monitor.com