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EU Commission to Review Petition to Suspend Israel Association Agreement
The European Commission will review a citizen's initiative to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement after it collected over 1.1 million signatures from 12 EU countries. The petition cites alleged human rights violations by Israel.
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What happened
- 01Over 1.1 million EU citizens signed a petition to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
- 02The European Commission will officially review the citizen's initiative.
- 03The petition cites alleged human rights violations by Israel.
- 04Signatures were collected from 12 EU member states.
- 05The initiative's registration does not guarantee the agreement's suspension.
While the Commission will examine the request, the initiative's registration does not mean the EU has decided to suspend the agreement. Israel's Foreign Ministry previously reported preventing EU sanctions.
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