The EU–Israel Association Agreement is based on respect for human rights and democratic principles, conditions which are not being met.
Israel recently adopted a new discriminatory death penalty law targeting Palestinians only, while senior Israeli officials openly celebrate repressive, coercive, and deadly policies.
Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues, with Palestinians forced to survive amid total devastation. In the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Israel is pursuing a systematic and violent strategy of ethnic cleansing, with daily attacks by Israeli settler militias and military; as well as rapidly increasing annexation, mass displacement, and economic strangulation.
Israeli military violence has been expanding beyond Palestine, with recent escalations of bombardment and ground operations in Lebanon, where a 10-day ceasefire comes too late for the thousands killed and maimed, for the families now grieving, and for the millions whose homes, livelihoods, and communities have been deliberately destroyed.
On the occasion of the April Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), we are sharing an awareness-raising and testimonial video, so that these issues may continue to hold strong relevance and remain at the heart of the debate.
Europe must act. Suspend the EU–Israel Association Agreement now.