The EC President’s early statements on the Israel-Hamas conflict were not balanced correctly, the Tánaiste has told Newstalk Breakfast.
Ursula von der Leyen came in for criticism from some quarters last week after comments she made while visiting Israel in the wake of the initial Hamas attack.
“I think the balance initially was not right,” he said. “There are different strands of opinion across Europe in respect of this issue and we need to understand that. “It's trying to understand that and trying to deal with that to make sure that we, collectively, can bring the best pressure to bear on getting the right outcomes for the people of Gaza now at this stage.”He said the European Union is essential in terms of getting humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people.
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