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‘Shame!’: Germany, Italy block effort to suspend EU-Israel trade pact over Gaza genocide, West Bank attacks
Calls have steadily intensified in recent weeks for the European Union to suspend a trade agreement with Israel but German and Italian officials blocked an effort to pause the deal.
Suspend EU-Israel trade agreement
Israel is committing heinous violations of international law against Palestinians and in Lebanon with impunity, and has just adopted a death penalty law targeting Palestinians.
UK-Israel trade deal 'must be scrapped'
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has demanded Keir Starmer withdraw from the UK-Israel trade agreement, in the aftermath of Israel's continued illegal airstrikes on Lebanon.
About 350 ex-ministers, diplomats call for suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement
While global attention is diverted, Israeli government has escalated its 'illegal occupation policy' and human rights violations to intolerable level, say signatories.
EU citizens' petition to suspend Israel trade deal hits one million signatures
A European Citizens' Initiative demanding the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement has crossed the one million signature threshold, organizers announced.
Spanish PM urges EU to suspend Association Agreement with Israel
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called on the European Union to suspend its Association Agreement with Israel, given its continued bombardment of Lebanon and actions in Gaza.
Suspending the EU-Israel Association Agreement: the first of two objectives required to prompt the Commission to address the issue has been achieved
The "minimum thresholds" for participation have been exceeded in more than seven countries. The petition continues to gather signatures with the aim of reaching one million.
European socialists call for immediate suspension of EU-Israel deal over Israel's death penalty bill
Group describes Israeli move as 'grave democratic regression,' stressing that there must be 'consequences'.
Left MEPs launch citizens’ initiative to suspend EU-Israel agreement
Initiative insists Israel’s actions in Gaza breach international law and calls for end to trade deal.
EU rethinks UAE trade deal over alleged arms sales to Sudan
Members of the European Parliament demand that the EU end talks with the UAE over a trade deal. The UAE is suspected of sending arms to a Sudanese paramilitary accused of war crimes, which the Emirati government denies.