Amnesty International has called on the European Union to ensure that its policies are aligned with the International Court of Justice’s findings on Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian land, stressing that there can be “no business as usual” with Tel Aviv.
“The ICJ Advisory Opinion leaves no room for doubt,” said Eve Geddie, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office in a statement on Wednesday. “The Israeli occupation and its annexation of Palestinian territory are unlawful, as are its policy of establishing settlements, the confiscation of land and exploitation of the natural resources of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Amnesty submitted a letter to EU Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell and EU Foreign Ministers, ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday.
The letter urged the EU to implement several measures to comply with the ICJ’s findings of July 19.
Geddie said these include imposing a “comprehensive arms embargo” on Israel, in particular “all arms or equipment or technology or parts that allow Israel to maintain its unlawful occupation, including policing and surveillance equipment” used in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT); banning trade and investments in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem; banning investing in Israeli companies or banks that are contributing to maintain Israel’s unlawful occupation; and conducting a legal assessment to determine which aspects of EU-Israel cooperation violate international law.
‘Israel’s Continued Occupation of Palestinian Territory Unlawful’ – ICJ ...
🔗SOURCE ➡️ Palestine Chronicle
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