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Von der Leyen under growing pressure to take tougher line with Israel
ByJennifer Rankin in Strasbourg September 9, 2025

EU Commission president urged to ‘show leadership’ and preserve bloc’s credibility amid catastrophe in GazaThe European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, is under growing pressure from MEPs to “show leadership” and preserve the EU’s political…

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Palestine recognition: the principle the EU has been stuck on for decades
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels September 4, 2025

Europe’s ability to help bring peace to the Middle East has long come under question, with Spain’s PM this week saying it had failed on GazaEurope live – latest updatesIn 1980 when Leonid Brezhnev ruled the Soviet Union and Donald Trump was a property …

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Ireland calls out the genocide in Gaza while profiting from Israeli war bonds. That’s why I’m joining the flotilla | Naoise Dolan
ByNaoise Dolan September 1, 2025

My government pays lip service to Palestine but remains complicit. Like many Irish citizens, I refuse toHundreds of people from 44 countries are sailing to Gaza in the Global Sumud Flotilla this week. I am among them. We aim to non-violently break Isra…

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Ireland calls out the genocide in Gaza while profiting from Israeli war bonds. That’s why I’m joining the flotilla | Naoise Dolan
ByNaoise Dolan September 1, 2025

My government pays lip service to Palestine but remains complicit. Like many Irish citizens, I refuse toHundreds of people from 44 countries are sailing to Gaza in the Global Sumud Flotilla this week. I am among them. We aim to non-violently break Isra…

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There’s a word for the EU’s inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam
ByShada Islam August 19, 2025

Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoningThe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and her team face growing criticism o…

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There’s a word for the EU’s inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam
ByShada Islam August 19, 2025

Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoningThe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and her team face growing criticism o…

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Israel appears set to approve highly controversial 3,400-home West Bank settlement
ByPeter Beaumont August 14, 2025

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he believes E1 plan will ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’Israel appears set to give formal planning approval to a highly controversial settlement project for more than 3,400 new homes that has been froze…

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Israel appears set to approve highly controversial 3,400-home West Bank settlement
ByPeter Beaumont August 14, 2025

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he believes E1 plan will ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’Israel appears set to give formal planning approval to a highly controversial settlement project for more than 3,400 new homes that has been froze…

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How Starmer, Macron and Merz Tried to Halt the War in Gaza
ByMichael D. Shear, Steven Erlanger and Roger Cohen August 10, 2025August 10, 2025

Images of starving children and Israel’s planned expansion of settlements spurred Britain, France and Germany to a tougher stance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undeterred.

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Germany halts arms exports to Israel that could be used in Gaza as global outcry grows
ByDeborah Cole in Berlin and Lisa O’Carroll in London August 8, 2025August 8, 2025

Friedrich Merz announces policy amid international outrage over Israel’s expansion of offensiveMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe German chancellor has indicated a significant shift in Berlin’s staunch support for Israel by stopping the export of mil…

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