"Israel has inflicted brutal violence against Palestinians in Jerusalem who are resisting their forced dispossession so settlers can take their place. This is part of Israel’s ongoing attempts to erase the Palestinian presence from the city," said Manu Pineda, chair of the Delegation in a statement.
"To make things worse, Israel is doubling down on its collective punishment of the besieged Gaza Strip with a ruthless bombing campaign, supported by European and American arms.
Children were the first casualties of this barbarity. The EU must demand an immediate cease-fire before more lives are lost," said the Spanish MEP.
Pineda said that the "EU’s words of condemnation are inconsequential as long as it continues to extend a generous hand to Israel." "In face of this increased repression and violence from Israel, we not only expect statements of condemnation from EU officials. The EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has the responsibility to move from words to action and ensure accountability for these crimes starting with unconditional support for the ongoing investigation in the International Criminal Court," he said.
"We cannot continue having an Association Agreement with a country that systematically violates its core article on human rights. The EU must move to terminate it, along with the associated cooperation programmes, like Horizon Europe and Erasmus. As several reports have highlighted, EU money has been used to fund entities in illegal settlements and to subsidise Israel's arms industry," he added.
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