John,

In just the past 1 month, 550 people have been killed by Israeli forces at aid distribution sites in Gaza. 

It feels like there is no end in sight to the nightmare in Gaza, but next week we have our best chance to finally hold the Israeli government to account. 

On July 15, EU foreign ministers will be given a menu of different measures to take against the Israeli government. They could take the strongest measure which is what we have been calling for: suspending the EU-Israel Association Agreement. 

Or they could kick the can down the road, as they have been – ignoring the will of people across Europe who overwhelmingly favor strong action against Israel. 

Each foreign ministry is deciding how to vote next week and pressure from every corner of the world will help ensure they stand with humanity instead of war criminals like Benjamin Netanyahu. 

This is a make or break moment. 

Tell EU foreign ministers: no more delays – suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement. 

For months we have been flooding foreign ministers with messages, running public opinion polls, sending advocacy letters, organizing offline actions, and ensuring video testimonies from inside Gaza reach key decision-makers. 

All this pressure is working. Several weeks ago, the EU announced it would finally review its agreement with Israel, and to no one’s surprise, it found that the Israeli government is indeed in breach of Article 2 of the agreement which requires respect for human rights. 

Now EU foreign ministers must decide: continue this shameful double-standard for the Israeli government, or finally suspend its Association Agreement – as it has done for other governments that have also committed grave human rights abuses.

We keep saying it can’t get worse than this in Gaza, yet every week we are witnessing new unprecedented levels of cruelty and extermination. But we are not giving up, and our community’s determination to help end this nightmare is stronger than ever. 

Tell EU foreign ministers: no more delays – suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement.