European Union foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell proposes measure to suspend decades-old agreement with Israel and end ‘political dialog’ with the Jewish state, citing ongoing war with Hamas.
The European Union’s foreign affairs chief is calling on the 27-state body to dramatically limit the EU’s ties with Israel, accusing the Jewish state of human rights violations in connection with the ongoing war against the Hamas terror organization.
On Wednesday, Josep Borrell, the Spanish lawmaker currently serving as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, penned a missive to the foreign ministers representing the EU’s 27 member states ahead of a joint meeting scheduled for Monday.
In the letter, Borrell proposed suspending the June 2000 EU-Israel Association Agreement, which upgraded ties between Israel and the EU and established a formal, legal framework for political dialog between the two aimed at facilitating better relations and closer cooperation.