Fwd: Fw: 'Ex-EU leaders urge action on Israel'

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'Ex-EU leaders urge action on Israel'

Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:30AM

An illegal Israeli settlement (file photo)

Dozens of former European leaders have called on the European Union to take strong measures against Israel over Tel Aviv's violation of international law, reports say.

A group of 26 diplomats have denounced Israel's settlement policy in a letter sent to the European Union and the governments of its 27 member states.

The ex-leaders say that further EU-Israel relations should be contingent on Tel Aviv's adherence to international law.

The diplomats have also urged the EU not to accept any unilateral changes to the 1967 borders that Israel made against international law.

Former EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and former German President Richard von Weizsacker are among the signatories of the letter.

The group is also calling on the European Union to play an effective role in the international arena. It also calls on the EU to refrain from deepening relations with Israel unless Tel Aviv stops settlement activities in the West Bank and East al-Quds (Jerusalem).

The move comes shortly after the US admitted failure in direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority over Tel Aviv's settlement policy.

The Israeli rebuff of a conditional freeze on its illegal settlement activities has drawn sharp criticisms even from Tel Aviv's partners.

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