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Over 100 former diplomats urge France, UK to sanction Israel
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More than 100 former diplomats have signed an open letter calling on France and the United Kingdom to impose sanctions on Israel, Al Jazeera English reported. The signatories demand a comprehensive ban on arms transfers to Israel and a freeze on all European Union-Israel and UK-Israel trade agreements.
The letter represents a significant coordinated push by retired diplomatic officials to pressure Western governments into taking concrete economic action against Israel over its policies affecting Palestinians. The former envoys argue that such measures are necessary and proportionate responses. The appeal underscores divisions within the international diplomatic community over how Western nations should respond to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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