Different subjects addressed within the interview ranged from defense, the EU-U.S. trade deal and the situation in Gaza. Von der Leyen repeated that “true safety” wanted to be discovered for Israel whereas all Palestinians deserve “a safe current and future.”
The president mentioned that the two-state resolution is “the one prospect for lasting peace within the area.” The Israeli authorities’s actions within the final month are “a transparent try to undermine” this resolution, she mentioned.
That is the explanation why the Commission decided to propose a set of “focused and proportionate measures” towards Israel over findings of human rights abuses in Gaza, she mentioned. Nonetheless, “I’m conscious that it’s difficult to find majorities,” von der Leyen mentioned.
