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Martin Slams EU's Inaction on Israel Amid Gaza Crisis

6/26/2025

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Taoiseach Micheál Martin passionately condemned the EU's hesitance to impose sanctions on Israel during the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. At the Brussels summit, leaders grappled with pressing geopolitical challenges, including the Israel-Iran conflict and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, revealing deep divisions over how to confront human rights abuses in Israel.

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Taoiseach Micheál Martin passionately condemned the EU's hesitance to impose sanctions on Israel during the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. At the Brussels summit, leaders grappled with pressing geopolitical challenges, including the Israel-Iran conflict and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, revealing deep divisions over how to confront human rights abuses in Israel.