Will Brussels definitively give up having a single voice in the Middle East? When the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) meet on Monday, November 18, for the last time under the presidency of Josep Borrell, the war that Israel is fighting in Gaza and Lebanon will be on the menu of discussions. However, the question of the direction that the European Union will take on this complex and flammable issue is already being raised when the Spaniard retires and leaves his place, on 1Ahem December, in Kaja Kallas.
What line can the Estonian Kaja Kallas embody in the region? As he toured capitals – he was in Paris on Friday, November 15 – to identify means for Europe to further influence the ongoing conflict, he gave rare clues that outline a policy that is far behind that led by the socialists. Spaniards in the region.
A call for “moderation”
Since the start of the war in Gaza, triggered after the deadly Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, the Twenty-seven have had the greatest difficulties in the world in finding a common line. The Europeans ended up agreeing to remember that Israel has the right to defend itself, within the limits of respect for international humanitarian law. Likewise, after many discussions, they agreed to demand a ceasefire, which so far has proven completely ineffective.
On November 12, during her hearing before the European Parliament, Kaja Kallas was very evasive about the way forward in the region. she called for “restriction” the parties to the conflict, without saying a word about the documented violations of humanitarian law by the Israeli government. Likewise, he only assured that he will work to end this conflict, within the framework of the two-state solution.
During the same hearing, the former Estonian leader reiterated her desire to cooperate closely with the United States on important issues. However, the future US administration, which President-elect Donald Trump is establishing, is showing its clear support for Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. The future US ambassador to Israel, the evangelical Mike Huckabee, assured on November 13 that, although he was not responsible for determining Trump’s policy, an annexation of the West Bank would be possible during Trump’s second term… alignment with the American policy This position would mean a definitive renunciation of any European ambition in the region, which many member states have no intention of supporting, starting with Ireland, Spain or France.
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