Spain hosts key European and Arab nations to stress Israel to halt Gaza assault.
The Madrid Group has convened in Spain’s capital for a fifth time, in a gathering attended by main European and Arab nations.
Stress on Israel this yr has been ramped up, with Spain calling for an arms embargo on Israel and the imposition of sanctions on people who impede a two-state answer to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli battle.
The UK has paused commerce talks and sanctioned quite a few Israeli settlers within the occupied West Financial institution. Canada and France have additionally threatened punitive measures.
And the European Union – Israel’s greatest commerce associate – is reviewing its landmark Affiliation Settlement masking commerce and political dialogue.
However after 20 months of Israel’s destruction of Gaza, why is that this occurring now?
And with out adjustments on the bottom for Palestinians, are these actions something greater than diplomatically symbolic?
Presenter: Tom McRae
Friends:
Lynn Boylan – Member of European Parliament, and chair of the delegation of relations with Palestine
Mouin Rabbani – Non-resident fellow on the Middle for Battle and Humanitarian Research
Saul Takahashi – Former deputy head of the Workplace of the United Nations Excessive Commissioner for Human Rights in occupied Palestine