Afghanistan, Sept. 10 -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged suspending EU trade with Israel, condemning illegal settlements and violence, while proposing sanctions and reforms to strengthen Europe's foreign policy response.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has urged the suspension of European Union trade with Israel, citing the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
In her annual address to the European Parliament on September 10, von der Leyen condemned illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank and accused extremist Israeli ministers of inciting violence, calling it an attempt to undermine the two-state solution.
She announced that the Commission would halt bilateral support for Israel, wit...