EU wants to revive Middle East peace process

The European Union foreign policy chief says the bloc has plans to reinvigorate its efforts for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

“We are entering a new phase in the hundred year old Israeli-Palestinian tragedy. It could be a very dangerous one for global peace, and the international community must mobilize to avoid it,” Josep Borrell said on Monday in a blog post

“For too long, we have tried to dismiss the Palestinian issue as if it no longer existed or as if it would resolve itself,” he added.

“Every day we call for a two-state solution, but as the Palestinian representative told me during the UN General Assembly: ’Apart from calling for it, what are you doing to get it?,’” he said.

Borrell’s comments come as the EU faces criticism that it has taken a backseat to the US in the Israel-Palestine war.