From killing children in Gaza every single day, to invading Syrian land in
the Golan Heights -- the Israeli government is in clear violation of the
EU-Israel trade agreement. 

EU foreign ministers are meeting in days, and pressure is mounting for the
bloc to suspend the trade agreement. Spain and Ireland are already on
board -- let's urgently get others to follow.

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John,

From killing children in Gaza every single day -- to invading Syrian land
in the Golan Heights -- the Israeli government's genocide and ethnic
cleansing campaign is shamefully grinding on. 

And as Israel’s #1 trading partner, the EU is unabashedly bankrolling
these crimes, even providing weapons and parts used in Gaza where 44% of
the death toll is children. 

In days, EU foreign ministers will meet to discuss the situation in the
Middle East, and pressure is mounting on the bloc to suspend its trade
agreement with the Israeli government. 

The Spanish and Irish Prime Ministers have already come out in support of
a suspension – let’s get the rest of the EU to follow.

[ [link removed] ]Tell EU foreign ministers: suspend the EU Israel Association Agreement

The EU could do this. Over the years it has suspended agreements with 15
countries due to human rights violations. Most of these countries are in
the African continent, and the reasons include Coup d’Etats and flawed
electoral processes.

So why isn’t the EU holding Israel and its genocide to the same standard?

Respect for human rights is an essential element in the EU Israel
Association Agreement. After more than 16,000 children have been killed in
Gaza, Israel is without a doubt violating that part of the agreement.

Even without that clause, the world’s highest court has ordered states to
stop aiding and abetting Israel’s crimes. As Israel’s top trade partner,
accounting for 31.9% of Israel’s imports, and 25% of its exports
(including settlement products) – the EU is inadvertently bankrolling
Israel’s illegal occupation.

The only way we can stop the violence is to raise the stakes for the
Israeli government, and one key way the EU can do that is through its
trade agreement.

Pressure is building on EU officials. The more global attention we bring
to this, the stronger our chances of getting them to act. But we need
everyone’s signature to help to make this huge.

[ [link removed] ]Tell EU foreign ministers: suspend the EU Israel Association Agreement

For years our community has been advocating for an end to Israeli
apartheid. From Ben and Jerry's to AXA, we've successfully pressured some
of the world's biggest brands and financial institutions to stop investing
in the illegal occupation. Let's do it again, and make sure the EU upholds
its own standards when it comes to Israel's war crimes. 



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Thanks for all that you do,
Rewan, Nabil, Yasmin, Eoin, and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]EU Council chief warns of 'consequences' of Israel's UNRWA ban for key
trade deal
Reuters. October 30, 2024

[ [link removed] ]Spain’s Sánchez urges Brussels to suspend trade deal with Israel
Politico. October 14, 2024

[ [link removed] ]Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement (FIDH) 
International Federation for Human Rights. March 12, 2024
 
[ [link removed] ]Ireland will not wait for EU to unilaterally suspend trade with Israel
Euro News. October 16, 2024

 

 

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