""A
day after Israel's 22-day long assault on the Gaza Strip, the leaders of six
European states, including the UK, France, and Italy, arrived in Israel for a
gala dinner,
voicing their support for Israel. The dinner was hosted by Israel's then-prime
minister Ehud Olmert. The European leaders vowed, of all things, to stop the
flow of arms to Hamas. Meanwhile, the Israeli strikes on Gaza would kill 926
civilians....
"...The
EU is Israel's main trading partner with a total annual trade of
approximately €30 billion (€29.7
billion in 2012). The volume of the trade is more than ten times that of the US
foreign aid to Israel. ..."" (thanks Nu`man)
