EU fails to reach unanimous agreement on suspending dialogue with Israel

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At the Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels, Josep Borrell, the EU foreign policy chief, proposed the suspension of political dialogue with Israel due to human rights violations in Gaza but failed to get the support of all member states.

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00:00The European Union won't suspend the political dialogue with Israel, as no agreement has

00:09been reached during the Foreign Affairs Council held this Monday in Brussels.

00:16The proposal came from Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, who

00:20pointed out violations of human rights and international law in the Gaza Strip.

00:26As the suspension of political dialogue depends on unanimity among member states, Borrell's

00:31plan didn't pass.

00:33The Cypriot foreign minister told Euronews that it was neither the right time nor the

00:37right way to put the issue on the table.

00:52Given that the lack of majority seemed obvious, why did Borrell put the issue on the table

01:23According to analysts, he was trying to leave his mark before a new European Commission

01:28takes office.

01:30I think that to an extent this is an initiative that comes out of months of political frustrations

01:40that not only the high representative but some member states have felt, where Europe

01:49has been literally unable to take a clear stand vis-a-vis of this conflict.

01:56So to a certain extent, Borrell, who is outgoing from his mandate, this will be his last foreign

02:06council ministry.

02:07So I think that this is like an attempt also from him to sort of leave a mark and leave

02:14a positive legacy.

02:17In the near future, much will depend on the new U.S. administration, as some ministers

02:21acknowledge at the end of the meeting.

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