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EU Observer (20 June 2025)

Andrew Rettman

The EU has corroborated UN allegations that Israel was guilty of "indiscriminate attacks ... starvation ... torture ... [and] apartheid" against Palestinians in a leaked "review".

The "restricted", eight-page EU foreign service document was circulated to member states' embassies in Brussels on Friday (20 June) and leaked in full (see below) for the first time by EUobserver.

It concluded, on page eight, that "there are indications that Israel would be in breach of its human rights obligations" in a 25-year-old EU-Israel "association agreement", which could cost Israel €1bn/year in trade perks - if member states were to take action.

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