{"id":400283,"date":"2026-04-19T15:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/400283\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T15:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:06:07","slug":"spain-pushes-to-end-eu-israel-association-agreement-politico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/400283\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain pushes to end EU-Israel association agreement \u2013 POLITICO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e1nchez has emerged as one of Israel\u2019s most vocal critics in the EU. He accused Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/eu-left-looking-for-1-million-signatures-to-force-commission-action-against-israel\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/eu-left-looking-for-1-million-signatures-to-force-commission-action-against-israel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">committing genocide in Gaza<\/a> and denounced the joint U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran as an \u201cimmense error.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics claim that Israel\u2019s continued strikes against Lebanon are undermining a peace settlement in the broader region. During his speech in Andalusia, S\u00e1nchez called for an immediate end to the war in the Middle East that has led to a surge in global oil prices and mass displacement across the region.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ie\/en\/department-of-foreign-affairs\/press-releases\/letter-to-he-ms-kaja-kallas-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">foreign ministers of Spain, Ireland and Slovenia<\/a> accused Israel of breaching the association agreement with the EU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ie\/en\/department-of-foreign-affairs\/press-releases\/letter-to-he-ms-kaja-kallas-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in a letter<\/a> to the bloc\u2019s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, on Saturday. They said that the approval of the death penalty by the Israeli parliament and violent action by Israeli settlers in the West Bank are violations of fundamental human rights.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid\u2019s proposal to end the association agreement, however, is unlikely to immediately succeed as it requires unanimity among the EU\u2019s 27 member countries.<\/p>\n<p>The idea is likely to be opposed by a German-led group of countries that have consistently voted against tougher measures. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/brussels-propose-sanction-israel-gaza-war\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A European Commission proposal in September<\/a> to sanction some Israeli ministers and suspend trade-related sections of the association agreement failed to reach a majority in the European Council.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s embassy to the EU did not immediately reply to a request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"S\u00e1nchez has emerged as one of Israel\u2019s most vocal critics in the EU. 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