Bureaucracy is saving both Israel and the EU – Middle East Monitor

Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, emphasizing respect for human rights, is being scrutinized as the EU’s support for Israel continues despite the ongoing violence in Gaza since October 2023. The EU has recently expressed concerns about the humanitarian crisis, while Israel dismisses these concerns, arguing they misunderstand the situation. The author argues that the EU’s failure to halt trade agreements with Israel indicates complicity in violations of Article 2, suggesting that true accountability requires the EU to reassess its role in the crisis and recognize Israel as a colonial power committing genocide.

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