Stop the Bloodshed in Gaza

A humanitarian disaster in Gaza has been unfolding before the eyes of the world.

The EU cannot remain inactive.

It has to respond to the mounting public opinion demanding an end to this tragedy.

It has to abide by its own legislation.

We call on the European Parliament, Council and Commission to act urgently:

- for an immediate cease-fire;

- to secure access to humanitarian aid and urgent medical supplies for the people of the Gaza Strip;

- to take actions ensuring Israel respects international human rights and humanitarian law as stipulated by Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement;

- to proceed to freezing the EU-Israel Association Agreement as long as Israel continues violating international human rights and humanitarian law, including the blockade of the Gaza Strip, the continuation of settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territory, and all actions that destroy the viability of a two-state solution.

We demand all EU member-states implement the 19th July 2013 Guidelines on the eligibility of Israeli entities and their activities in the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967 for grants, prizes and financial instruments funded by the EU from 2014 onwards, by banning the import to the EU of Israeli products produced in the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.