Palestinians Urge EU to Stick with Settlement Boycott

(Times of Israel) Elhanan Miller - Palestinian officials expressed concern on Monday that the EU would rescind its policy of banning cooperation with Israeli entities located beyond the pre-1967 lines. The EU dispatched a team to Israel this week in an effort to assuage concerns over its funding ban. PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi confirmed that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was pressuring the EU to revoke, postpone, or "water down" an EU decision on the matter.


2013-09-10 00:00:00

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