Josep Borrell
The summit will be followed by the first high-level dialogue with the Palestinian Authority.
“Iran has terrorized the Middle East and the rest of the world for decades,” said Dutch MEP Sebastiaan Stoteler.
Josep Borrell’s five-year tenure was marked by incessant criticism of Israel and a lack of action against Iranian-backed terrorism.
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said his government would scrap all “non-essential contacts” with the Israeli prime minister.
The Polish foreign minister told the press that European diplomats had not forgotten “who started the current cycle of violence.”
The European Union foreign affairs chief’s motion is likely to be opposed by several member states.
“Indiscriminate method” used in the wave of Hezbollah beeper explosions is “unacceptable,” aimed “to spread terror in Lebanon,” said the outgoing E.U. foreign policy chief.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accuses E.U. foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell of leading an “antisemitic, hate-filled campaign against Israel.”
The E.U.'s foreign policy chief has been a harsh critic of the Jewish state during his term in Brussels, which concludes next month.
The E.U. foreign policy chief reportedly did not name the ministers he was referring to.
“We must deal with the threat just as we deal with the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza,” said Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
The Cabinet ministers proposed to condition supplies to Gaza on the return of hostages held by Hamas.
