One of the EU’s most senior diplomats has criticised the Israeli foreign minister for not properly engaging with a summit in Brussels designed to pave the way for a peace plan in the Middle East.

Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, told reporters Israel Katz had come to the meeting to present plans for an artificial island off the coast of Gaza and a railway to India, concepts that had nothing to do with the peace talks.

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“I think the minister could have made better use of his time to worry about the security of his country and the high number of deaths in the Middle East and the high death toll in Gaza.”

The EU foreign policy chief has said he is determined to pursue a two-state solution in the Middle East, whether Israel is ready to participate or not.

“Peace is a very general objective, nobody would say they are against peace; in our view we should stop talking about peace in the Middle East but talk about specifics, about the two-state solution,” he said. “If Israel does not want the solution, it is going to be difficult for them to take part … but it does not stop others taking part.”

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  • @SinningStromgald
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    910 months ago

    Let’s see how many times Israel can tell everyone to go fuck themselves while committing genocide before anyone does anything. Hopefully it’s before all out war in the Middle East.

    • @[email protected]
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      210 months ago

      Unless their internal politics change, it’s entirely possible that it would take a war to end the genocide. The Nazis didn’t stop killing people when asked nicely, I don’t see why Israel would either.