EU proposes tougher measures targeting Israel

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The European commission has proposed sanctions on extremist Israeli ministers and partially suspend the EU-Israel association agreement, targeting trade related matters.

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00:00The European Commission has proposed sanctions on extremist Israeli ministers

00:05and partially suspending the EU-Israel Association agreement targeting trade-related matters.

00:12In her State of the Union speech, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Europe must do more,

00:19noting many member states have acted independently to push Israel to end its atrocities in Gaza.

00:25She denounced the man-made famine in Gaza and said Israel's action is a clear attempt to undermine the two-state solution.

00:36Von der Leyen added that bilateral support will also be put on hold,

00:40without affecting cooperation with Israeli civil society and Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial.

00:46A Palestine donor group will also be launched next month, including a Gaza reconstruction fund.

00:51The Commission had previously proposed curbing Israeli access to its research funding program,

00:57but insufficient support from member states is still a barrier.

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