EU Sanctions Pressure, EV Targets and Ireland’s Tax Cushion

More than 500 former EU prime ministers, diplomats and senior officials have called on the bloc to impose sanctions on those involved in Israel’s E1 settlement project in the West Bank. They argue the construction could thwart the possibility of a two-state solution. This is a call for action, not an announced EU decision; the next test is whether the bloc’s institutions and governments respond.

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