BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union’s foreign policy arm on Thursday presented 10 options for diplomatic action against Israel after it found “indications” last month that Israel breached human rights obligations in a pact governing its ties with the bloc.
In a document prepared for EU member countries and seen by Reuters, the options included major steps such as suspending the EU-Israel Association Agreement and more minor actions such as suspending EU-Israel technical projects.
Most of the measures would require the approval of all or most EU member countries. Diplomats say it is not clear whether there is a willingness among a sufficient number of member states to pursue any of them.
(Reporting by Andrew Gray; Editing by GV De Clercq)
