US EditionMore than 350 Former Eu Officials Call for the Suspension of the Association Agreement with Israel
The initiative passed the EU threshold in 3 months and now requires the European Commission to consider suspending the agreement.
- On Tuesday, the Justice for Palestine European Citizens Initiative reached one million signatures, calling for total suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement over alleged war crimes.
- Launched by the European Left Alliance in January, the petition addresses systemic human rights violations during the Gaza war, citing Israel's 'breach of multiple rules and obligations under international law.'
- MEP Catarina Martins, co-chair of the European Left Alliance, argued The European Commission rewards Israel despite 'an unprecedented level of killing and injury of civilians' and a discriminatory Death Penalty Bill targeting Palestinian political prisoners.
- Reaching one million signatures legally obliges European Commission President Ursula Leyen to consider suspending the Israel Association Agreement, with national authorities now verifying signatures over three months.
- While Europe remains Israel's largest trading partner with €42.6 billion in annual trade, previous attempts to impose sanctions faced blocks from Member States, preventing the qualified majority needed for formal restrictions.
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Petition for EU to end trade deal with Israel passes one million signatures
A petition calling on the European Union to suspend a trade agreement with Israel has racked up more than one million signatures. Set up in January, the Justice for Palestine petition hit the one million signatures mark this week, making it the fastest initiative to do so since the direct democracy mechanism was introduced in 2007. The initiative, put forward by the European Left Alliance (ELA), calls on the EU to fully suspend the EU–Israel Ass…
"One million people have spoken. The EU must completely suspend its association agreement with Israel and put an end to its complicity with the genocide," said one of the organizers of the initiative.
One Million Sign Record-Breaking Petition to End EU Trade Deal With Israel
More than a million EU citizens have signed a petition calling on the bloc to suspend a trade agreement with Israel in response to its genocide in Gaza and other human rights violations. The European Commission is now obliged to consider the demand – which comes amid increasing opposition to Israel’s policies by some member states – and decide whether to take action. Launched in January, the Justice for Palestine petition reached the one millio…
More than a million Europeans have supported a citizens’ initiative that seeks for the European Commission to propose the “full suspension” of the Association Agreement with Israel for the “human rights violations” provoked during the conflict in Gaza. Pressure for Brussels to move once more continues—and grows—also from the political community, with growing criticism of the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu, and diplomat. More than 350 former Eu…
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