European Commission to study popular initiative to suspend partnership agreement with Israel

The European Commission announced it will study a popular initiative calling for the suspension of the partnership agreement with Israel, after it collected more than 1.1 million signatures in 12 member states.

The European Commission announced on Thursday that it will study a popular initiative calling for the suspension of the partnership agreement between the European Union and Israel, against the backdrop of accusations against Israel of human rights violations. Reuters reported that the initiative collected more than 1.1 million verified signatures in 12 EU member states, exceeding the minimum threshold required for an official review.