Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Israel should act as a 'positive player' in the peace process, and expressed hope that internal political debate — driven partly by election campaigning — would not endanger the difficult path the United States had begun. The remarks reinforce a pattern of European pressure on the Israeli government amid heightened diplomatic activity around the US-led framework.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called on Israel to act as a 'positive player' in the peace process, and expressed concern that Israel's internal political debate — fueled in part by the current election campaign — could undermine the difficult diplomatic path the United States had opened. The statement, reported Wednesday evening by Israeli media, follows a series of Meloni remarks on the Middle East in recent days. As The Zioneer reported on June 11, Meloni had earlier condemned National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's statements as 'unacceptable' and separately called for the EU to impose further sanctions on Iran if it does not advance an end to the war. Wednesday's comment extends her focus to the broader US-led diplomatic framework, rather than a single Israeli figure. The timing aligns with ongoing US efforts to restart negotiations with Iran, as The Zioneer reported on June 11, and underscores the intersection of European and American diplomatic pressure on Jerusalem during a politically sensitive period ahead of Israeli elections.
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