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EU to strengthen ties with Israel despite criticism
By Claire Rosemberg (AFP) – 1 day ago
BRUSSELS — The European Union looks poised to strengthen ties with Israel by approving 60 new cooperation activities, despite its recent denunciation of Israeli policy, diplomats have told AFP.
The launch of the new activities, to be endorsed at high-level EU-Israel talks in Brussels on Tuesday, has angered critics.
They say it is politically inopportune and clumsy, condoning the very Israeli actions EU foreign ministers condemned in a strongly worded statement issued on May 14.
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