Von der Leyen proposes suspension of EU payments and trade partnership with Israel | NYGazet

In an unusually tough-worded speech, von der Leyen denounced a “man-made famine” in Gaza and “a clear attempt” by Israel to “undermine the two-state solution". But she also called Europe’s inability to find a response to Israel’s actions “painful”.

The EU will suspend its "bilateral support" with Israel and partially suspend the trade parts of its association agreement with Tel Aviv, Von der Leyen told MEPs during her State of the Union speech. In an unusually tough-worded sequence, von der Ley... [2439 chars]