UN experts urge EU to suspend Israel trade agreement immediately

UN experts on Monday called on the EU to immediately suspend its trade agreement with Israel, saying it is the “minimum measure required” under international law in light of alleged human rights violations, Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement issued ahead of Tuesday’s meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg, the experts said the EU-Israel Association Agreement should be fully suspended because Israel continues to receive preferential access to European markets despite “well-documented human rights violations that have escalated into atrocity crimes, including genocide.” “Europe faces a clear moral test, when its Foreign Ministers meet in Luxembourg tomorrow, 21st April, to consider the suspension, in full or in part of this Agreement,” the experts said in a statement. “The EU […]