EU welcomes ties with Israel’s next government as Palestinians remain under apartheid rule in the West Bank

The European Union has pledged to work with Israel’s next government, invoking shared democratic principles as Palestinians in the occupied West Bank remain under Israeli military rule and aparthaid. “The European Union looks forward to engaging with the next government … on the basis of our long-standing relationship and commitment to democratic principles and common values,” the bloc’s foreign affairs spokesman, Anouar El Anouni, told reporters. He said the EU would maintain a “frank and open dialogue” with the incoming administration.