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Former EU representative to Palestine Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff has called on Brussels to keep the threat of sanctions against Israel alive, warning that failure to act could jeopardize the future of a Palestinian state, Anadolu reports. Von Burgsdorff on Thursday joined a group of former EU ambassadors who gathered outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. The protest also drew participation from staff working in various EU institutions. During his address, von Burgsdorff said that he and other former diplomats had repeatedly written to EU leaders, urging sanctions against Israel until a ceasefire was achieved. He criticized his home country, Germany, for what he described as an indifferent stance on the issue. READ: High-level UN meeting signals rising support for […]
