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To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Michael Thaidigsmann, Brussels, +32-2-552-09-24, press@worldjewishcongress.org, or Betty Ehrenberg, New York, +1-212- 755-5770 ext. 205, behrenberg@wjc.mail.org, both of World Jewish Congress
Lessening pressure on Hamas allows its violence to continue Yesterday, External Relations European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said: "I condemn the rocket fire into Israel and we fully understand Israel's need to defend its citizens." But she also accused Israel of causing "blackouts in parts of Gaza, affecting both homes and hospitals. Closing the crossings will also result in shortages of food, medical and relief items. ... I am against this collective punishment of the people of Gaza.
A leading European Union foreign policy official says the bloc can still be an effective actor on the world stage despite the stinging repudiation of a new EU constitution by voters in France and the Netherlands this week. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, head of external relations for the European Commission, the European Union's executive arm, conceded in an interview that the "no" votes were "a serious setback" for the 25- nation bloc requiring a "period of reflection" for Europe's political leaders.
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