Beyond Humanitarian Optics, the EU Must Terminate its Association Agreement with Israel
Al-Haq Europe expresses deep concern over the statement issued on 10 July 2015 by EU High Representative/Vice President Kaja Kallas. The emphasis placed on the possibility of increased humanitarian access to Gaza – framed by the EU as “significant steps” by Israel – is both politically and legally indefensible. It reflects an alarming trend in […]
In light of its review, Palestinian organisations call on the EU to terminate the EU-Israel Association Agreement Due to Blatant Violations of Article 2
The long-overdue review of Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, requested by a majority of European governments is a critical step that – while falling dramatically short of what is required – marked an important development in the direction of enforcing accountability in accordance with international law. Following the Foreign Affairs Council meeting with […]
Palestinian Civil Society Unified Call to Action Ahead of NYC International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine
As UN member states prepare to convene in New York on 17 June for the High-Level Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, and as France is set to convene selected actors on 13 June with the declared aim of issuing “a clear and urgent call […]
Palestinian Civil Society Organisations Welcome Decision by Barcelona City Council to Cut Ties and Complicity with Israel, Call on More Cities, Autonomous Communities and States to Follow Suit
The undersigned Palestinian human rights and civil society organisations welcome the principled and urgently needed resolution passed by the Barcelona City Council on 30 May 2025 to “break all institutional relations” with Israel and suspend the friendship and cooperation agreement with Tel Aviv until “respect for international law and international humanitarian law is restored and […]
A Step Long Overdue: EU Must Match Words with Action to End Complicity in Gaza Genocide
Al-Haq Europe acknowledges the European Union’s decision to initiate a review of Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, as announced by High Representative Kaja Kallas on 20 May 2025. While this step is long-overdue, it must represent a genuine turning point toward accountability and the enforcement of legal obligations – not another chapter of […]
Verklaring van Palestijnse organisaties over het Belgische ontwerpresolutievoorstel dat de Palestijnse rechten ondermijnt en het recht op zelfbeschikking schendt
Terwijl Palestijnen overal ter wereld de reeds 77 jaar aanhoudende genocidale Nakba herdenken, zijn de ondertekenende organisaties verbijsterd dat de politieke partijen van de huidige Belgische federale regering een ontwerpresolutie indienen bij het federale parlement die dit onrecht nog verergert door de fundamentele rechten van het Palestijnse volk te ondermijnen, waaronder het onvervreemdbare recht op […]
Communiqué des organisations palestiniennes sur le projet de résolution belge portant atteinte aux droits des Palestiniens et au droit à l’autodétermination
Alors que les Palestiniens du monde entier commémorent 77 ans d’une Nakba génocidaire continue, les organisations soussignées sont consternées que les partis politiques de l’actuelle coalition gouvernementale fédérale belge présentent au Parlement fédéral belge un projet de résolution qui porte atteinte aux droits fondamentaux et inaliénables du peuple palestinien, notamment le droit à l’autodétermination et […]
Statement by Palestinian Organisations on the Belgian Draft Resolution Undermining Palestinian Rights and Breaching Right of Self-Determination
As Palestinians across the world commemorate 77 years of an ongoing genocidal Nakba, the undersigned organisations are dismayed that the political parties of the current Belgian federal governmental coalition are advancing a draft resolution before the Belgian Federal Parliament that compounds this injustice by undermining the Palestinian people’s fundamental rights, including the inalienable right of […]
UNIFIED CALL TO CONFRONT FAMINE IN GAZA: LAUNCH THE DIPLOMATIC HUMANITARIAN CONVOY NOW!
Palestinian civil society, joined by humanitarian and human rights organisations worldwide, issues this urgent and unified call: The manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The international community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility. We are witnessing, in real time, the deliberate starvation of a civilian population as a method […]
Al-Haq Europe calls for Immediate Suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement Following Dutch Proposal to Review Israel’s Compliance
Al-Haq Europe takes note of the recent move by the Netherlands to request that the European Union review Israel’s compliance with Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, and to withhold support for the extension of the EU-Israel Action Plan. While such action is long overdue and falls dramatically short of what is required, it […]