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00:30but europe's stance on israel is undermining its credibility and making it harder to be taken seriously for instance there is a noticeable lack of strong support from the most global south countries for europe's efforts against russia
00:47two countries the bahamas and micronesia these are the powerhouse of the global south supporting us in our just and legitimate fight against russia
00:55meaning people don't take the eu and the member states seriously when we pledge to actually support human rights and defend international law
01:04if we want to regain our own moral credibility and legitimacy we need to act against what we're seeing every day in gaza unless we do that we are losing our partnerships and our credibility across the world
01:20kuhn von burstow served as eu ambassador between january 2020 and july 2023 he was recently a coordinator of a letter sent by fifty-eight former eu ambassadors
01:33to heads of governments and new institutions calling for actions against israel due to the ongoing situations in gaza and in the west bank they outlined some recommendations on how the eu can put pressure on israel
01:50we can act with what we call qualified majority where at least 15 member states representing about two-thirds of the european population can actually decide on a matter of commercial policy to take action
02:04and here we suggest that for instance we end or suspend all preferential trade arrangements with israel we also suggest and propose that all trade with the illegal settlements
02:16in israel
02:18in the occupied passian territory is being stopped
