Diplomatic pressure is mounting ahead of an EU decision on Tuesday (8 December) on whether to call for East Jerusalem to be the capital of a future Palestinian state.
A group of Israel-friendly EU states including Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the Czech Republic is reportedly pushing for a draft EU statement on the Middle East to take a softer line toward Israel, which claims the city as its own "indivisible" capital.
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.