Event Brief
Merz and Meloni allies criticize Israel over West Bank violence
Filed: May 22, 2026 at 5:05 PM ET
Summary: European leaders including Merz and Meloni criticized Israel’s West Bank settler-violence policies and practices.
WHO: European leaders including Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni and their allies
WHAT: Castigate/criticize Israel over policies and practices they say entrench Israeli control and undermine a two-state solution.
WHEN: May 22, 2026 at 2:03 PM ET
WHERE: Europe
WHY: They criticized Israeli government policies and practices, including further entrenchment of Israeli control, which they said undermine stability and prospects for a two-state solution.
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