EU Commission president Ursual von der Leyen and European Parliament president Roberta Metsola visit Israel in the immediate aftermath of the 7 October attack (Photo: EU Commission)

Why EU's €18m for Israel undermines peace

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by Martin Konecny, Brussels,

In the face of horrendous Israeli-Palestinian violence, European leaders have revived calls for a two-state solution to stop the cycle of bloodshed. Yet at the same time, the European Union is about to throw money on Israel's regional strategy aiming to do the opposite: circumvent the Palestinian issue and avoid a territorial compromise.\n \nInitiated by the Hungarian EU commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, the European Commission on Tuesday (28 November)

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Martin Konecny runs the European Middle East Project, a Brussels-based NGO.

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EU Commission president Ursual von der Leyen and European Parliament president Roberta Metsola visit Israel in the immediate aftermath of the 7 October attack (Photo: EU Commission)