Palestine recognition: the principle the EU has been stuck on for decades

04/09/2025 16:25 The Guardian

Europe’s ability to help bring peace to the Middle East has long come under question, with Spain’s PM this week saying it had failed on GazaEurope live – latest updatesIn 1980 when Leonid Brezhnev ruled the Soviet Union and Donald Trump was a property developer, the nine leaders of the then European Community made their first major foray into joint diplomacy. The cause: the Middle East, including a Palestinian state.“The time has come to promote the recognition and implementation of two principles universally accepted by the international community: the right to existence and to security of all states in the region, including Israel … [and] recognition of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people,” stated the Venice declaration calling for Palestinian self-determination. Continue reading...

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