France says Europe must be more than 'bank window' in Israel, Palestinian conflict


  • World
  • Thursday, 28 Aug 2014

French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech during the annual Conference of Ambassadors at the Elysee Palace in Paris August 28, 2014. REUTERS/Christophe Ena/Pool

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday Europe had to play a bigger role to help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and could no longer just play the role of a "bank window" for reconstruction after each war.

An open-ended ceasefire in the Gaza war began earlier this week as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong criticism in Israel over a costly conflict with Palestinian militants in which no clear victor emerged.

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