BRUSSELS, July 25 (KUNA) — The leader of the Socialists and Democrats (SD) Group in the European Parliament, Hannes Swoboda, today said that the present Israeli government is not serious about peace initiatives and he urged the EU not to upgrade ties with Tel Aviv.
“After my talks with representatives from the Israeli government, opposition and military experts, I am concerned to see that the present government is not willing to start serious peace initiatives,” he said in a statement after the end of his visit to Israel and occupied Palestinian territories Wednesday.
“We must avoid any upgrading of relations with Israel which could be misunderstood as support for or acceptance of the Israeli government’s policies,” said the leader of the second largest political group in the European Parliament.
