A mix of selfishness and sense carries the day — this time.
[IsraelTimes] Proposal to partially bar Israel from Horizon program, in response to reports of starvation in Gaza, fails to win support from Germany and Italy but could be raised again soonA European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
proposal to suspend Israel from a research funding program for startups failed to garner the necessary support for passage Tuesday after Germany and Italia balked.
The proposal, announced Monday, would partially suspend Israel’s participation in the bloc’s flagship Horizon research funding program. It came in response to calls from EU countries to push Israel to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
, and is one of several avenues European countries are pursuing to pressure Israel in the face of reports of starvation in the enclave.
Multiple EU countries said last week that Israel was not living up to its commitments under an agreement with the European Union on increasing aid supplies to Gaza. They asked the European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, to put concrete options on the table.
"While Israel has announced a daily humanitarian pause in Gaza fighting and has met some of its commitments under the common understanding on humanitarian aid
and access, the situation remains severe," the European Commission said in a statement announcing the proposal.The proposal would remove Israel from the Accelerator of the European Innovation Council, a pool of funding targeted at startups involved in fields including drone technology, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence.
But the proposal fell short of a majority in an EU meeting, reportedly after Germany and Italia asked for more time to examine it. To pass, the proposal would need approval from a qualified majority of EU countries to take effect — at least 15 of the EU’s 27 members, representing at least 65 percent of its population.
Countries also reportedly asked for time to see if the humanitarian situation in Gaza would improve. In recent days, in response to heavy international pressure over reports of widespread severe malnutrition in the enclave, Israel announced a series of measures to increase the flow of aid.
In a statement ahead of the meeting, Israel’s Foreign Ministry called the proposal "mistaken, regrettable, and unjustified."
"At a time when Israel is fighting Hamas
..one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,...’s jihadist terrorism, any such decision only serves to strengthen Hamas and therefore undermines the chances of reaching a ceasefire and a framework for the release of hostages," the statement said.
The proposal was not put to a formal vote on Tuesday, but had the support of the Netherlands, Ireland, La Belle France, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Portugal, Malta and Spain, according to EuroNews. Hungary, Bulgaria and Czechia opposed the proposal.