Several organisations have called on the Foreign Minister, Dr Ian Borg, to take a clear stance in support of the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement at the upcoming EU Meeting of Foreign Ministers on 27 January 2025. In a letter addressed to the Foreign Minister, the organisations highlighted the ongoing catastrophe in Palestine and urged suspension of this Agreement in light of Israel’s continued violations of human rights.
The organisations emphasised that Israel’s decades-long occupation and apartheid policies in Palestine are in clear contravention of international law. These policies have culminated in the Gaza genocide, marked by the killing of one child every ten minutes, the unprecedented killing of journalists, the deliberate destruction of the healthcare system, the abduction of 450 medical workers, and the displacement of nearly two million people.
The United Nations, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch have also documented escalating violations of human rights in the Palestinian Territories.
The EU-Israel Association Agreement explicitly ties the relationship between the parties to the observance of human rights and democratic principles, as stated in its provisions and Article 2. The organisations pointed out that the agreement’s “essential elements” clause, in conjunction with Article 60 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, enables the EU to suspend or terminate the agreement in response to violations.
In their letter, the organisations urged Dr. Borg to take an unequivocal position in favour of suspending the agreement, emphasising Malta’s responsibility to uphold international law and human rights.
Organisations:
Ġustizzja għall-Palestina
Moviment Graffitti
The Watermelon Warriors
Youth for Palestine
The Lebanese Advocates
Maltese National Youth Council (KNŻ)
The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation
Aditus Foundation
Humanists Malta
Dance Beyond Borders
PEN Malta
Spark 15
Young Progressive Beings (YPB)
Blue Door Education
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Organizzazzjonijiet isejħu lill-Ministru tal-Affarijiet Barranin biex jappoġġja s-sospensjoni tal-Ftehim t’Assoċjazzjoni bejn l-UE u l-Iżrael
Diversi organizzazzjonijiet sejħu lill-Ministru tal-Affarijiet Barranin, Dr Ian Borg, biex jieħu pożizzjoni ċara ta’ appoġġ għas-sospensjoni tal-Ftehim t’Assoċjazzjoni bejn l-UE u l Iżrael fil-Laqgħa tal-UE bejn il-Ministri tal-Affarijiet Barranin fis-27 ta’ Jannar 2025. F’ittra indirizzata lill-Ministru tal-Affarijiet Barranin, l-organizzazzjonijiet enfasizzaw il-katastrofi li għaddejja fil-Palestina u ħeġġew biex dan il-Ftehim jiġi sospiż fil-kuntest tal-ksur kontinwu tad-drittijiet umani mill-Iżrael.
L-organizzazzjonijiet enfasizzaw li l-okkupazzjoni tal-Iżrael, li ilha sejra għal għexieren ta’ snin, u l-politika tal-apartheid fil-Palestina huma ksur ċar tal-liġi internazzjonali. Dawn il-politiki laħqu l-qofol tagħhom fil-ġenoċidju f’Gaża, immarkat bil-qtil ta’ tifla jew tifel kull għaxar minuti, il-qtil mingħajr preċedent ta’ ġurnalisti, il-ħtif ta’ 450 ħaddiema mediċi, u l-ispostament ta’ kważi żewġ miljun persuna.
Il-Ġnus Magħquda, l-Amnesty International, u Human Rights Watch ukoll iddokumentaw ksur dejjem jiżdied tad-drittijiet umani fit-Territorji Palestinjani.
Il-Ftehim t’Assoċjazzjoni bejn l-UE u l Iżrael jorbot b’mod ċar ir-relazzjoni bejn il-partijiet mar-rispett lejn id-drittijiet umani u l-prinċipji demokratiċi, kif imniżżel fil-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ Artiklu 2. L-organizzazzjonijiet qalu li l-klawsola imsejħa “elementi essenzjali”, flimkien ma’ Artiklu 60 tal-Konvenzjoni ta’ Vjenna dwar il-Liġi tat-Trattati, tippermetti lill-UE biex tissospendi jew twaqqaf il-Ftehim minħabba dawn il-vjolazzjonijiet.
Fl-ittra tagħhom, l-organizzazzjonijiet ħeġġew lill-Dr Borg biex jieħu pożizzjoni ċara favur is-sospensjoni tal-Ftehim, u enfasizzaw ir-responsabbiltà ta’ Malta li tħares il-liġi internazzjonali u d-drittijiet umani.
Organizzazzjonijiet:
Ġustizzja għall-Palestina
Moviment Graffitti
The Watermelon Warriors
Youth for Palestine
The Lebanese Advocates
Maltese National Youth Council (KNŻ)
The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation
Aditus Foundation
Humanists Malta
Dance Beyond Borders
PEN Malta
Spark 15
Young Progressive Beings (YPB)
Blue Door Education
