“Our humanitarian support for the Palestinian people is beyond question. But it is important to carefully review our financial aid to Palestine. EU funds have never gone to Hamas or any terrorist organization and never will,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the College of EU Commissioners’ minute’s silence in honor of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Israel. What Hamas committed “at the beginning of Shabbat” was “terrorism” and “an act of war,” emphasized von der Leyen.
The war in Israel “will have a significant impact on the region” and “we must work to contain its destabilizing effects, including the rapprochement between Israel and its Arab neighbors. We also need to closely monitor Iran’s position given its long-standing support for Hamas.” Ursula von der Leyen added at the moment of silence of the College of EU Commissioners in honor of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Israel in the presence of the Israeli Ambassador to the EU, Haim Regev: “In the next few days we must be united and coordinated. But my message is clear: Europe is on Israel’s side.”
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