23 MEP’s call
for suspention of EU-Israel Association Agreement
– POSTED
ON 13 MARS 2013
In a letter sent to the chief of EU foreign policy Catherine
Ashton, 23
members of European Parliament called for the suspention of EU-Israel
Association Agreement.
It is very unique that such a significant, cross-party
initiative has been taken by MEP`s to call outright for suspention of the
Association Agreement.
In their letter MEP`s stated that:
“The Agreement is based on mutual respect for human rights and
democratic principles, as explicitly stated in article 2 of the Agreement. The
ongoing authorisation for settlement activity of the Israeli government, as
well as several human rights abuses that have been extensively documented by
the United and international human rights organizations, are in breach of
Israel’s commitments under article 2 of the Agreement”
They also demand that “the violation of international law and
human rights by the Israeli government’s activities, and the lack of response
to the EU’s calls to respect international law, in particular a moratorium on
settlement expansion, compels the EU to engage more deeply in a political
dialogue with Israel on these troubling issues which need to be formally and
duly addressed in the context of the Association Agreement »
In their letter 23 Members of European Parliament called EU to
take the lead in observing international law and protecting universal human
rights and to suspend the EU – Israel Association Agreement: “We therefore call
upon the Commission to formally address the aforementioned concerns as soon as
possible in the Association Committee, as established by article 67 of the
Association Agreement and to consider the (partial) suspension of the
Agreement. We also ask for your reaction and a serious proposal to address this
crucial issue.”
Here you
can download the full letter
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