Palestine Free Voice 6/04/2009
Upgrading of Relations EU-Israel
By Hiyam Noir
To the Association Council, EU-Israel - 15-16 June 2009
Dear Mr Miliband,
I am writing to you regarding the 9th EU-Israel Association Council, which has been postponed to 15-16 June:
At the previous Association Council in June 2008, the EU responded positively to Israel’s request to upgrade EU-Israel relations. In its December 2008 Conclusions, the Council of the EU stated that the upgrading of its relations with Israel “must be based on the shared values of both parties, particularly on democracy, respect for human rights, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms, good governance and international humanitarian law".
However, since the EU’s decision to start the process of upgrading its
relations with Israel, there has been no improvement of the situation but rather
serious deterioration:
the blockade of Gaza has been tightened, with vital basic commodities being
routinely denied entry,
Israel’s war against Gaza (December 2008-January 2009) resulted in over 1400
deaths and numerous home destructions and family displacements. The blockade
prevents any necessary rehabilitation,
the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank has accelerated [1]
the number of checkpoints paralysing Palestinian economy has increased from 602
in June 2008 to 632 in March 2009[2]
in East Jerusalem, eviction of Palestinian families and demolitions of
Palestinian homes have also accelerated in 2008[3]. According to a report from
the EU Heads of delegations in Jerusalem:". Israel is, by practical means,
actively pursuing the illegal annexion of East Jerusalem".
Please, act according to the universal values of human rights that the EU intends to promote and stop any progress of the upgrading of the relations EU-Israel.
The British government must ensure that the EU:
publicly confirm the upgrading of mutual relations is put on hold, and to link
the upgrade of relations with Israel to its obligations under international law
and the peace process,
demand an immediate end to the Gaza blockade, to the settlement expansion and
house demolitions,
take further steps to ensure any existing cooperation instruments between the EU
and Israel are only applied to Israel proper and in no case to the Israeli
settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
suspend the EU-Israel Association agreement until Israel fulfills its
obligations under humanitarian and international law.
Yours truly,
Hiyam Noir
PalestineFreeVoice
Commentary by Radio Islam:
It should be noted that mr. Miliband, whom this letter is adressed to is the
British foreign minister and is a 100% Jew, as we have shown in:
David Miliband -
Britain's Jewish Foreign Secretary
