France’s recognition of Palestine and Europe’s tough talk come a little too late
Today, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hosting an emergency call with his E3 counterparts, France and Germany, to address what’s now being widely described as a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. “The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible,” said Starmer, in what was, frankly, a long-overdue acknowledgment of the scale of the crisis. He also called Palestinian statehood “an inalienable right.”
But as European leaders speak louder than ever, is this a turning point for EU foreign policy, or just another round of moral posturing?
But as European leaders speak louder than ever, is this a turning point for EU foreign policy, or just another round of moral posturing?
