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More than 100 former members of the European parliament have written to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and the EU’s chief diplomat Kaja Kallas urging them to suspend the EU-Israel association agreement.

In a strongly worded letter they alleged the EU’s “failure” to take “robust action” against Israel over its actions in Gaza could expose member states to “complicity in war crimes”.

“We welcome the belated decision by the Commission on 28 July to propose suspending Israel’s participation in the EU’s Horizon research programme. However, this is too little, too late. The Commission’s own review in June clearly showed Israel’s breach of Article 2 of the Agreement.

In the absence of an end to the closure of border access to Gaza allowing unimpeded humanitarian access by the UN and associated NGOs we, as 110 former Members of the European Parliament, insist that the Commission urgently requests that Member States agree to fully suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

Source: Guardian - World News