The S&D leader, Iratxe García, calls for immediate EU action in response to the Israeli government’s illegal plan to seize the Gaza Strip, describing it as a formof extermination and ethnic cleansing.
During a plenary debate with the Council and Commission, the Socialists and Democrats criticised yesterday’s insufficient decision by EU Foreign Affairs ministers to review the political and economic agreement between Israel and the European Union. Instead, they ask for the suspension of the agreement, a total arms embargo on Israel, a trade ban with illegal settlements and individual sanctions.
The S&D leader also recalls the importance of listening to the people of Israel, who contrary to Netanyahu’s government, the majority believe peace will only come through two fully recognised and sovereign states.
