Charity leaders call for Irish EU presidency to focus on sanctions for Israel
The committee heard: 'The EU is critically important to Israel, serving as its largest trading partner and primary source of foreign direct investment. It is therefore in a unique position to be a game changer in response to Israel's persistent breaches of international law. File picture: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP
The Government must use the EU presidency to "shift the dial" and convince the bloc to suspend the trade agreement with Israel immediately, charity leaders have said.
Politicians have been told that Israel continues to act with "total impunity", with the head of Trócaire warning "what happened in Gaza is going to happen in the West Bank".
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