The European Union on Tuesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for securing peace in the Middle East and expressed concern about Israel's plans to annex more Palestinian land.
Trump's plan, which was unveiled last week, would foresee the eventual creation of a Palestinian state, but it falls far short of minimal Palestinian demands and would leave sizable chunks of the occupied West Bank in Israeli hands.
He suggested that the EU might consider legal action by saying that any "steps towards annexation, if implemented, could not pass unchallenged." In Israel, foreign ministry spokesman Lior Haiat said it was "regrettable" that Borrell was using "threatening language" toward the country so soon after taking up his post and so shortly after meeting with leaders in Iran.
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