URGENT ACTION ALERT : No reward for war crimes – No upgrade for Israel in the EU

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URGENT ACTION ALERT: No reward for war crimes – No upgrade for Israel in the EU

One of Europe’s decision making body, the Council of the EU, will be discussing upgrading the EU-Israel association agreement next Tuesday 23rd March 2010. The agreement had been due for an upgrade in December 2008, but was suspended following Israel’s massacre in Gaza.

Since 2000, the EU Israel Association Agreement (EUIAA) has promoted strong trade, business and cultural ties between Israel and the EU. An upgrade to ‘special status’ will cement even stronger relations– allowing greater scope for collaboration (e.g. academic exchanges), input in a number of key EU policies and increased access to EU funding. Israel is also in gross breach of Article 2 of the EUIAA, which requires countries to ‘respect human rights and democratic principles’.

Britain will be represented at the meeting by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Israel must not be rewarded for violating international law and continuing its illegal occupation.

We urge you to contact the following and ask them to reject an upgrade for Israel.

Email:

David Miliband, Foreign Secretary: msu.correspondence@fco.gov.uk

Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council: ec.president@consilium.europa.eu

Commissioner Cathy Ashton, HR for the union of Foreign Affairs: catherine.ashton@ec.europa.eu

Please copy your letters to your MEP’s.

 Useful information for writing to the above:

http://www.palestinecampaign.org/Index7b.asp?m_id=1&l1_id=4&l2_id=99&Content_ID=1180

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Protest against Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat

Monday 22nd March, 5pm, London

Nir Barkat, the mayor of Jerusalem behind the announcement of 1,600 new settlement units in East Jerusalem, will be visiting London early next week. A total of 50,000 housing units have planned in the coming years – doubling the settler population – and reducing the Palestinian population to a third.

He will be speaking at Chatham House (10 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4LE). Come along and protest against the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from East Jerusalem.

Organised by: Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition, British Muslim Initiative, Jews for Justice for Palestinians, Friends of Lebanon, Friends of Sabeel UK, Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine

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The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) aims to raise public awareness about the occupation of Palestine and the struggle of the Palestinian people. PSC seek to bring pressure on both the British and Israeli government to bring their policies in line with international law. PSC is an independent, non-governmental and non-party political organisation with members from communities across the UK. Join PSC today!

Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Box BM PSA
London
WC1N 3XX

Tel: 020 7700 6192
Fax: 020 7609 7779

Email: info@palestinecampaign.org

Web: www.palestinecampaign.org