EU-Israeli agreement should be suspended, says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he believes the EU-Israeli Association Agreement should be suspended pending a review.

Yesterday, the EU agreed to review its cooperation deal with Israel, after a clear majority of member states supported a Dutch proposal to do so.

Seventeen EU states pressed for the review at yesterday’s Brussels meeting under Article two of the agreement that calls for a respect for human rights. Nine member states opposed the initiative: Germany, Hungary, Italy, Czechia, Croatia, Cyprus, Lithuania, Greece and Bulgaria.

Mr Martin said he “expects” that the review of the cooperation agreement takes place “expeditiously” and includes…

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