This week, we witnessed deep divisions between EU member states over the ongoing conflict in the Middle East – once again. The reason was the decision by the International Criminal Court to seek arrest warrants against Israel’s prime minister and his defence chief as well as against three Hamas leaders. Reactions ranged from welcoming the Court’s decision — in Belgium, France and Slovenia — to rebuking it in various forms — Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. The disunity was also on display when Ireland and Spain together with Norway moved to recognise Palestine as an independent state –…