EU diplomats have rejected a European Commission proposal to suspend direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, saying the measure would be "too brutal."
The Financial Times reports that diplomats from all EU member states stuck together on the decision, despite the fact the new government is led by Hamas - a militant group on the EU's own terrorist list.
Envoys from France and the UK said it would send a wrong and even "brutal" signal to the Palestinian Authority to halt aid at th...
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