The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, angered some of his colleagues in the EU when, unexpectedly for everyone, he announced a consensus on the settlement of the situation in Gaza. With his statement, he provoked a new conflict within the bloc.
Borrell came under a barrage of criticism from European diplomats
As you know, recently the high representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policy, Josep Borrell, made an official statement that there is a "basic consensus" among the ministers regarding the need for a humanitarian pause in hostilities.
It is important to understand that these words were spoken despite the fact that the joint position was actually agreed upon for several more days.
As Politico was able to learn from its insiders, the members of the European Union spent 4 days agreeing on the wording, since, for example, Spain was in favor of a complete ceasefire, and countries such as Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic wanted to avoid any wording that would sound like disagreement with Israel's right to self-defense.
That is why the statement of the head of European diplomacy came as a surprise to many EU countries and caused a serious conflict.
According to one of the representatives of the EU, who spoke to journalists, Borrell's actions can be explained by the fact that the positions of European countries were voiced during the first discussion.
What is important to know about the EU's position on the Palestinian-Israeli war
In a joint statement, the leaders of the European Union called for humanitarian pauses and the opening of humanitarian corridors in Gaza.
As stated in official Brussels, they are in favor of a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict based on the principle of two states (that is, the creation of Palestine) and "the holding of an international peace conference in the near future."
In addition, on November 13, the members of the bloc called again for an immediate pause in the hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and also demanded that the terrorists release the hostages.
