The move marks a departure from previous EU attempts to take a unified stance on Israel’s military actions, given the radical divergence between more critical countries like Spain and Ireland, and those who are more sympathetic: Germany, Austria and Hungary.
Over a year into Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza, EU countries have yet to issue an unanimous statement on the war.
It remains to be seen if EU countries will adopt sanctions against Israel, which Borrell was pushing on Monday. Two diplomats said they don’t expect this to pass.
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander…
