EU foreign policy chief 'not optimistic' bloc will agree on sanctioning Israel | NYGazet

Ministers split over 'lenient' move to curb Israeli access to EU program funding research; officials say step, which does not require unanimous support, could be initial signal to Israel

European Union foreign ministers were deeply split Saturday over the war in Gaza, with some calling for the EU to apply strong economic pressure on Israel while others made clear they were unwilling to go that far. “We are divided about this issue,” ... [2905 chars]