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Kann die EU die Meinungsverschiedenheiten in Bezug auf die Sanktionen gegen Israel überwinden?

Ursula von der Leyen hat aufgrund der sich verschlechternden humanitären Lage im Gazastreifen zum ersten Mal Strafmaßnahmen gegen Israel vorgeschlagen. Sie räumte jedoch ein, dass die Verhängung von Sanktionen angesichts der Uneinigkeit der EU-Mitgliedstaaten schwierig sein wird.

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00:00The President of the European Commission proposed punitive measures against Israel for the first time.
00:19In a rebuke to the Jewish state, Ursula von der Leyen criticized the military operation in Gaza,
00:26which she said has created a man-made famine.
00:30The European Commission proposed package of sanctions against Israel is the topic of this episode of EU Decoded.
00:43The proposed package of sanctions to be imposed on Israel by the European Commission includes
00:48suspending the trade component of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and reinstating tariffs
00:54that would correspond to an additional annual cost of 227 million euros for Israeli exports,
01:03halting transfers from the EU budget to the bilateral cooperation program amounting to
01:086 million euros per year scheduled for 2026 and 2027, freezing approximately 14 million euros
01:16earmarked for ongoing projects within the scope of EU-Israeli cooperation.
01:21Ursula von der Leyen's announcement comes just a few weeks before the second anniversary
01:27of the Gaza Wall.
01:28Following a string of attacks carried out by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on 7 october
01:352023, Israel launched a large military operation in the Gaza Strip.
01:40Let's see what Europeans think of the Commission's proposal.
01:44We need to make sure, let's say, to be aware of the dramatic humanitarian situation that
01:49is happening in Gaza, but I don't think it's a measure against Israel or against Israel in general.
01:53I doubt that it would be enough. It would be good to see, maybe more large, to prevent them from
02:01having weapons.
02:02The question is, what really does Netanyahu have a power and his possibility of his decision?
02:12We must also react with and despite our history on what happened in Gaza, and there are
02:2170,000 people who died.
02:23The news reporter Maya de la Bohm has been covering this issue.
02:28Hamas still holds around 50 of the 250 hostage it captured and Israel's military operation
02:35in Gaza killed almost more than 64,000 people.
02:40What prompts Ursula von der Leyen's decision to make this announcement almost two years into
02:46the war?
02:47I think there is a climax right now in terms of pressure.
02:51You have the United Nations on one side saying that there is a famine in the Gaza Strip.
02:57There is pressure from everybody, from NGOs, from countries.
03:02Everybody is telling Europe needs to act, and Europe is not acting.
03:07And there's one other factor I think is very important, is that Ursula von der Leyen is German,
03:11and it's very important because Germany has been so far blocking any possibility for the
03:18EU to really come up with sanctions against Israel.
03:21Indeed, in her announcement to Ursula von der Leyen acknowledged that it would be difficult
03:27to get everyone on board to approve these sanctions.
03:32What is the situation among member states?
03:33To be honest, divisions are very, very deep in Europe.
03:36So you have on one side all of the countries who want to go forward with sanctions, who
03:42think that Palestine has a right to be a state.
03:46They believe in the two-state solution, and they want more action.
03:49And on the other side, you have all of the countries which also have historical ties with
03:55Israel, and I'm thinking about Germany, but not just Germany, Austria, I'm thinking also
03:59about the Czech Republic, all these countries that are keen to preserve their sacrosanct linked
04:07with Israel.
04:08Well, thinking that they might be able to overcome that division, what would be the impact on Israel
04:17of approving sanctions, notably the suspension of the trade component in the association agreement?
04:24Because the EU and Israel are close partners.
04:27These trade components require a qualified majority.
04:30And as you know, in the EU, qualified majority is a complex issue because you need large countries
04:35like Germany, like Italy, to agree and to vote for these sanctions.
04:40So if ever this happened, it would be, I would say, the end of a free trade agreement between
04:45the bloc and Israel.
04:47So concretely, it would mean maybe, you know, tariffs, custom duties, something that Israel
04:54never had with the EU.
04:55The measures include sanctions against two far-right Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel
05:01Smotrik, for inciting hatred.
05:04Sanctions will also be imposed on violent settlers who caused destruction in the West Bank.
05:09Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar reacted to the European Commission's announcement by saying,
05:14it was unacceptable behaviour between partners.
05:17This month, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for measures to end this
05:22conflict.
05:23We heard the views of two MEPs.
05:25It's the wrong moment because we have seen and we also said in our resolution that there
05:33was an improvement of the humanitarian situation.
05:37And I would like to have rather conditioned suspension or an incentivation of Israel than
05:44a punishing.
05:45It is a question that all of us are scratching our heads as to why there hasn't been any measures
05:50at all taken against Israel.
05:53And I do believe that if we had had measures earlier, I think that that would have sent a
05:57very strong message and would have probably saved thousands of lives if the EU had have
06:02acted earlier.
06:04We have to make sure that this new state of Palestine recognises the right of existence
06:17of Israel, because this is the main problem in the region, and that it doesn't harbor terrorists.
06:22Because we see actually also, I see also a little bit naive, a trust in the Palestinian
06:28authority.
06:29We see that they still pay terrorists for their deeds.
06:32I think the European Union should recognise the state of Palestine, but for me, you know,
06:37the key priority has to be to stop the killing.
06:40It has to be to get the aid in and the medicine into the people of Gaza, because we need a Palestine
06:46of Palestinians in order to have a state.
06:54I think we should be very careful also with, you know, with the terms like genocide, human
07:00rights violations, war crimes in addition.
07:04And I have the firm belief that we should leave this to the international courts to decide
07:09about it.
07:10And we should concentrate.
07:12And I think there's a big agreement on that to improve the humanitarian situation.
07:15It's so obvious that there's a double standard when it came to the treatment of Russia and
07:20nobody objected.
07:21You know, I agreed that sanctions need to be taken, it's an illegal occupation.
07:26But to then not do anything whatsoever in relation to the actions of Israel has just, I think,
07:34really damaged the European Union among citizens living within the EU.
07:39The European Union has historically advocated for the two-state solution with Palestine and
07:45Israel coexisting peacefully.
07:48Only 10 of the 27 EU member states have recognized Palestinian sovereignty.
07:53It remains to be seen whether Europe can act as the bloc to resolve the conflict.
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