EU Left Alliance Pushes for Halt to Israel Agreement
In a statement released ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday, the alliance said the European Citizens’ Initiative “Justice for Palestine” reached the required threshold in under three months.
The group also said the initiative surpassed national signature requirements in 11 EU member states, exceeding the minimum of seven mandated under EU rules.
“This is the loudest democratic mandate the European Union has received on its foreign policy in years, and it leaves the Foreign Affairs Council with no excuse to delay any longer,” the alliance said.
The statement accused Israel of continuing “to wage a genocide in Gaza,” escalating “illegal annexation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem,” and conducting strikes in Lebanon.
It further argued that these actions amount to “systematic, documented violations of international humanitarian law, human rights, and of Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.”
The alliance concluded by calling on the Council to “immediately fully suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement.”
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