Germany has blocked an EU proposal to suspend "Israel's" access to Horizon Europe funding, exposing sharp divisions within the bloc as humanitarian concerns in Gaza mount and countries like France, the UK, and Canada prepare to recognize Palestinian statehood.

Germany has moved to block a European Commission proposal that would have suspended “Israel’s” access to certain EU research funds, underscoring deep divisions within the bloc over how to respond to the war on Gaza.

The Commission’s plan centered on Horizon Europe, the EU’s flagship research program. Brussels sought to exclude “Israel” from startup-oriented funding streams tied to drones, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, technologies that could bolster military capabilities.

The proposal was designed as leverage to pressure Tel Aviv into easing restrictions on humanitarian aid deliveries.

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    12 days ago

    “Yiddish,[a] historically Judeo-German or Jewish German,[13][b] is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century[14]: 2  Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with many elements taken from Hebrew (notably Mishnaic) and to some extent Aramaic. Most varieties of Yiddish include elements of Slavic languages and the vocabulary contains traces of Romance languages.[15][16][17] Yiddish has traditionally been written using the Hebrew alphabet.”