EU Commission to examine initiative seeking Israel pact suspension

BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Thursday it would examine ‌a ‌citizen-led initiative calling ‌for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement over alleged human ‌rights ‌violations by ‌Israel. The ‌initiative gathered more than 1.1 ‌million validated signatures across 12 EU member states, surpassing the threshold required for a formal review.

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