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Europe should suspend the E.U.-Israel Association Agreement and impose sanctions, including an embargo on arms sales, Pedro Sánchez said.
The heads of the bill will be submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny in the coming weeks.
Alice Teodorescu Måwe said recognizing Israel as a state should be a prerequisite to obtaining citizenship in the Scandinavian nation.
Seventeen of 27 E.U. members backed the review, which a seasoned observer of E.U. policy on Israel said was unlikely to lead to changes in the contract.
Lawmakers singled out examples of content glorifying terrorists, accusing the Palestinian curriculum of violating basic principles of coexistence and peace education.
Brussels will block European cooperation with Jerusalem until alleged rights abuses in Gaza are investigated.
“We call on the European Commission to be fully transparent about how EU funds are spent and to issue regular, public updates on the implementation of PA reforms.”
The funding is conditioned on governance reforms, aims to boost the P.A. role in Gaza following the current Israel-Hamas war.
According to Sky News, the EU approved a financial aid program for the Palestinian Authority exceeding €1 billion ($1,092 billion) for two years.
Mahmoud Abbas says one thing in English and another in Arabic, Gideon Sa’ar tells visiting E.U. foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas in Jerusalem.
“The scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and Israel continues to be one of the strongest and most fruitful areas in our relations,” the EU ambassador to Israel said.
The economy and trade minister presented Israel’s import reforms at the European Parliament in Brussels.
