In a letter sent to the chief of EU foreign policy Catherine Ashton, 23 members of European Parliament called for the suspention of EU-Israel Association Agreement.
It is very unique that such a significant, cross-party initiative has been taken by MEP`s to call outright for suspention of the Association Agreement.
In their letter MEP`s stated that:
“The Agreement is based on mutual respect for human rights and democratic principles, as explicitly stated in article 2 of the Agreement.