It seems that the disputed military attacks led on Gaza by Israel in the past weeks have caused first tangible consequences for its external economic relations. Last week, it was reported that EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero Waldner froze the plans to upgrade its economic relations with Israel (for further information, see the following article in the Guardian). Initially, the Community and Israel agreed on intensifying their current bilateral relations in summer 2007 (see here for the statement of the EC-Israel Association Council). Such an upgrading would have enhanced cooperation between the two parties on a number of fields, ranging from…