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Sat 11 Nov 2009Oireachtas committees urge EU to play more active role in Middle East
THE EU must play a more active role in the Middle East and use its significant economic and political influence in the region, a report published by two Oireachtas committees has stated.
The report, based on a visit by five TDs to Israel and the Palestinian territories, also demands that Israel open border crossings and allow basic materials such as windows and doors into Gaza to repair 40,000 homes damaged during last winter’s military conflict.
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