More than 300 former European diplomats and officials have written to EU leaders urging a “far more” decisive response to the war in Gaza, including a full suspension of the bloc’s cooperation agreement with Israel.
Published soon after the opening of the UN general assembly in New York, the letter from the 314 signatories also calls on all EU member states to recognise the state of Palestine, joining 147 countries to have done so. France, Belgium, the UK, Canada and Australia, among others, are expected to show support for a Palestinian state later this month at the UN.
