EU to Israel: If negotiations fail, we will support Palestine at Hague

On Thursday 6th June, Ma'ariv Israeli newspaper reported that the European Union informed Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau that if settlement construction continued in east Jerusalem, they will support Palestine at the UN agencies and their access to The International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague.  The newspaper added that the EU's statement came over concerns that Netanyahu would fail the efforts of the US Secretary of State John Kerry to revive negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel, through proceeding with the settlement construction plans especially in Jerusalem, following the recent Read more