446 European Officials Call for EU Action Against Israeli Settlements
Over 440 former European ministers, ambassadors, and senior officials have called on EU leadership to take immediate action against Israel's planned settlement expansion in the E1 area of the West Bank. Cypriot politician Erato Kozakou Marcoullis signed this statement and urged the EU to prevent illegal colonialism to preserve prospects for a sustainable Palestinian state. The signatories argue that this expansion endangers the viability of future Palestinian statehood.