Spain urges EU to end association agreement with Israel

Spain will ask the European Union to end its association agreement with Israel over alleged violations of international law, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Sunday.Spain has criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over the Gaza conflict and Israel’s attacks on neighboring Lebanon. Netanyahu has accused Spain of “hypocrisy and hostility.”For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“On Tuesday, Spain’s government will present a proposal to the EU that the European Union break off its association agreement with Israel,” Sanchez told a political rally in Andalusia.He alleged that Israel “violates international law” and therefore “cannot be a partner of the European Union ... it’s as simple as that.”The June 2000 association accord between the EU and Israel includes a clause requiring respect for human rights.Spain and Ireland first called for a review of the accord in 2024 amid concerns over tactics used in the war on Gaza in

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