One year ago, on 26 January 2024, the International Court of Justice, seized by South Africa of the situation in Gaza, took binding decisions: in view of a genocide that it already considered ‘plausible’, it demanded that the State of Israel put an end to its attacks on civilians, the destruction of infrastructure, the inhuman siege and the forced displacement of populations.
While we welcome the news about the long-awaited ceasefire, there is still a need for ongoing international pressure and accountability, especially in the context of ongoing ICJ investigation about plausible genocide, ICC arrest warrants issued for Israeli leaders, UN resolutions and reports as well as ICJ rulings and ICJ Advisory Opinion.
The European Union is Israel’s top trading partner, through an association agreement that also gives it access to many European Union resources. We call for this association agreement to be suspended until Israel respects international law and human rights. All the institutions of the European Union, all the Member States, must assume their responsibilities and initiate the necessary procedures to ensure that this suspension takes effect as quickly as possible.
This is the demand that will drive our coordinated demonstrations across Europe on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 January, and our joint demonstration in Brussels on Sunday 26 January.
Join us for mass mobilisation! No Association With Genocide!
List of actions organised in Europe:
JANUARY 24
- The HAGUE (Netherlands) – Johan de Wittlaan 9 Den Haag: Handing over a petition/letter for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement to the EU-representative and/or the MFA.
- LJUBLJANA (Slovenia) – Šubičeva ulica 4: press conference
- Växjö (Sweden) – Manifestation/handing out flyers
JANUARY 25
- The HAGUE (Netherlands) – Plein, Johan de Wittlaan 9, Binnenhof (Parliament and government) – demonstration
- RIGA (Latvia) – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela 3, Rīga – Protest march
- HASSLEHOLM (Sweden) – demonstration
- STOCKHOLM (Sweden) -Odenplan – demonstration
- GAVLE (Sweden) – demonstration
- Uddevalla (Sweden) – Manifestation/handing out flyers
- DUBLIN (Ireland) – Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin 1 – National March for Palestine: New Year, Same Demand – Sanctions Now!
- HELSINKI (Finland) – Protest march
JANUARY 26
BRUSSELS (Belgium) – Gare de Bruxelles-Nord, European demonstration