{"id":445452,"date":"2025-09-23T09:28:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/445452\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:28:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:28:15","slug":"gaza-must-be-rebuilt-eu-to-set-up-palestine-donor-group-for-gaza-reconstruction-von-der-leyen-calls-for-two-state-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/445452\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Gaza must be rebuilt\u2019: EU to set up Palestine donor group for Gaza reconstruction; Von der Leyen calls for two-state solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ursula-von-der-leyen-at-unga-ap.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Gaza must be rebuilt\u2019: EU to set up Palestine donor group for Gaza reconstruction; Von der Leyen calls for two-state solution\" title=\"Ursula von der Leyen at unga (AP)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Ursula von der Leyen at unga (AP) European commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Monday announced that the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/european-union\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Union<\/a> will establish a dedicated \u2018Palestine donor group\u2019 and create a special financial instrument for Gaza\u2019s reconstruction, reiterating Europe\u2019s commitment to a two-state solution.Speaking at the united nations general assembly in New York, von der Leyen said, \u201cWhen the night is darkest we must hold fast to our compass. And our compass is a two-state solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shock For US, Israel: UK, Australia Recognise Palestine At UN, Call For Two-State Solution<\/p>\n<p>She emphasised that any future Palestinian state must be viable not only politically, but also economically. \u201cBecause any future Palestinian state must be viable also from an economic point of view. And we Europeans will set up a dedicated instrument for Gaza\u2019s reconstruction. Gaza must be rebuilt,\u201d she said.Von der Leyen stated that the EU has been a critical supporter of the Palestinian Authority since the beginning of the ongoing war.\u201cSince the beginning of this war, Europe has been the lifeline of Palestinian Authority. But we must all do more and this is why we will set up a Palestine Donor Group,\u201d she added.Calling for an end to violence, she stressed that peace is only possible through the creation of two states. \u201cThe only realistic peace plan is based on the two states, with a secure Israel, a viable Palestinian state and the scourge of Hamas removed,\u201d von der Leyen said.Her comments come as many European nations&#8217; recognised official Palestinian state, amid a renewed international focus on a long-term political solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, as humanitarian conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ursula von der Leyen at unga (AP) European commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Monday announced that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445453,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[2000,299,5187,1699,150292,150293,56244,1220],"class_list":{"0":"post-445452","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-european","11":"tag-european-union","12":"tag-gaza-reconstruction","13":"tag-palestine-donor-group","14":"tag-two-state-solution","15":"tag-ursula-von-der-leyen"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115252908207929104","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}