The US revoked visas for 80 officials from the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, preventing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from attending the UN General Assembly. EU foreign ministers met in Copenhagen to consider limited measures against Israel, including funding cuts for startups, curbs on research cooperation, trade restrictions, bans on products from West Bank settlements, and targeted sanctions on Israeli ministers. Denmark urged translating words into action and signaled readiness to impose measures. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned that refusing sanctions would expose a divided Europe, while Germany said it was not prepared to approve EU sanctions.
The US revokes visas for 80 officials from the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority The visa ban will stop Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from attending the UN General Assembly EU foreign ministers are in Denmark to discuss funding cuts for Israeli startups EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warns that failing to sanction Israel would show a 'divided' Europe Germany says it is not ready to approve EU sanctions on Israel
Rasmussen said he was frustrated at a lack of EU action to pressure Israel over its handling of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. "We consider Israel a friend, and the Israeli people a friend. But we have an issue with the current government," the minister said, adding that Denmark was ready to curb trade with Israel, impose a ban on products from West Bank settlements or put sanctions on Israeli ministers.
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