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17 نوفمبر 2024

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Euronews

Israel/OPT: EU leaders did not reach agreement on possible suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement

"EU leaders converge on Israel, but calls for trade sanctions still fall flat"

[...] But according to diplomatic sources, leaders’ stances on Israel’s operations - once deeply divided - have started to converge since Israeli forces expanded their offensive into southern Lebanon, targeting the UN peacekeeping troops of UNIFIL, which include the personnel of 16 EU countries.

“The attitude of Israel is becoming less and less acceptable to EU leaders in the room,” according to an EU official close to the discussions between leaders.

“We are seeing that positions on Israel’s operation are narrowing, or converging, while they were once polarised,” a diplomatic source from a northern EU country, said.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, whose government is considered among the most steadfast supporters of Palestinians, told reporters he sensed a shift in leaders' positions.

"Yes, I sense, I see that those countries that have been most vocal in defending Israel are finding increasing difficulties in defending Israeli actions and the government of Benjamin Netanyahu," Sánchez said. [...]

Support for restricting trade still in minority

Despite the convergence in stances, there is still no majority support for leveraging the EU's economic power to exert diplomatic pressure on Netanyahu's government.

Ireland and Spain have jointly called on the European Commission to re-open its trade deal with Israel in an Association Council, a forum that would allow both sides to discuss their bilateral relationship.

The EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell convened Israel to attend an Association Council in early June in order to assess the country's compliance with its human rights obligations. Article 2 of the trade agreement makes the arrangements conditional on the "respect for human rights and democratic principles."

Sources tell Euronews that Israel has agreed in principle to discuss the Association Agreement, but on the conditions the discussions do not relate to the situation in Gaza.

Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris told reporters on Wednesday that his government would receive fresh legal advice from the attorney general that could lead to the revival of a 2018 bill outlawing trade between Ireland and Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

It would see Ireland move unilaterally with the trade restrictions. Belgium and Spain have indicated they support the Irish move, but have not stated they would be willing to act without EU backing.

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