Borrell threatens Israel on two-state solution, as EU begins road map talks

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday called for an international peace conference to draft a road map for a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians.

Tools exist to pressure Israel into participating, he said.

“There is an initial draft for a peace plan that will provide robust security for Israel and the future state of Palestine,” Borrell said.

If that “proposal isn’t agreed [upon] then there is some leverage” to force Israel’s engagement, Borrell said.

Background on the meeting 

He spoke after the EU foreign ministers’ monthly meeting in Brussels, which included an unusual set of back-to-back talks with their Middle East counterparts. READ MORE