Israel won a tactical victory on a technicality Monday, when the Parliament of Europe decided to postpone its vote on ratification of a series of new economic and financial agreements Israel signed with the 12-nation European Community.
Israeli diplomats have been lobbying furiously to defer the vote to a more auspicious time. They feared the tough measures taken by Israeli security forces to quell the recent rioting in the West Bank and Gaza Strip would adversely affect the outcome.
But while Israel won a respite on that matter, the Knesset delegation attending the current session of the Parliament was expected to face tough questions Tuesday on Israel’s actions in the administered territories.
Several members of the European Parliament said they intend to express strong condemnation of Israel’s policies in the territories.
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