Von der Leyen’s failures on Israel must end, starting with a settlement trade ban

By Amnesty International

Last year’s “State of the European Union” speech made headlines when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen finally proposed suspending the trade part of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and sanctioning Israeli ministers and settlers. One year on, almost none of those measures have been adopted, and as more and more EU countries and allies […] The post Von der Leyen’s failures on Israel must end, starting with a settlement trade ban appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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