EU seeks talks with Israel over red lines in WB

Israeli newspaper Haaretz has obtained an internal EU document in which it has set down its opinion about several red lines as to the Israeli policies in the West Bank.

The European Union is also said to be interested in opening negotiations with Israel with the aim of preventing a series of Israeli moves in the occupied area.

The documents defines red olines as moves that may jeopardize the possibility of a future Palestinian state alongside Israel.

The daily said officials in the Israeli Foreign Ministry are concerned the negotiations are a prelude to further European sanctions against Israel.

In recent weeks, since the Israeli confiscation of 400 hectares of Palestinian areas in the West Bank, a series of discussions have been taking place in the EU’s headquarters in Brussels between the ambassadors of the 28 members states over the European response.