(May 11, 2026)
Millions of people around the world are demanding that their leaders act to stop Israelâs violations. Humanity must win.
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Suspend EU-Israel Trade Agreement
Israel is committing heinous violations of international law against Palestinians and in Lebanon with impunity, and has just adopted a death penalty law targeting Palestinians. The European Union (EU) is Israelâs biggest trading partner, and must take concrete action. Italy and Germany can sway the decision to suspend the EU-Israel trade agreement. Send a message and demand Giorgia Meloni and Friedrich Merz stop greenlighting Israelâs genocide, unlawful occupation and apartheid.
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Send a message and demand the leaders of Germany and Italy support suspending the EUâs trade agreement with Israel. There is no time to lose.
Red lines not red carpets: Why Italy & Germany must support suspending EU-Israel Agreement
(May 11, 2026)
Millions of people around the world are demanding that their leaders act to stop Israelâs violations. Humanity must win.
UN chief denounces Israeli takeover of UNRWA compound for army base
The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has condemned Israelâs move to set up an Israeli army base in occupied East Jerusalem at the site where an UNRWA office once operated for besieged Palestinians.
Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, said….
Turkish Parliament Speaker Calls for Suspension of Israel‘s UN Membership
(April 18, 2026)
The Turkish official drew a direct historical parallel to the global response against Apartheid South Africa, which saw its credentials suspended by the UN General Assembly in 1974. „Just as the world united to suspend South Africa‘s membership over its racist, criminal policies, we must now act with the same resolve against the Israeli regime for its identical treatment of the Palestinian people,“ he argued. „This is not merely a regional dispute; it is a litmus test for the credibility of the international legal order.“
Turkey says Israel should be suspended from UN General Assembly
(August 25, 2025)
On 27 September 1974, the UN Credentials Committee rejected South Africaâs credentials, a routine procedure before General Assembly meetings.
Three days later, the General Assembly passed Resolution 3207, urging the Security Council to review South Africaâs membership in light of its constant violations of the Charter.
Although the Security Council vetoed the resolution, in November of that year the president of the General Assembly, Algeriaâs Abdelaziz Bouteflika, ruled that, given the Credentials Committeeâs decision and the adoption of Resolution 3207, the General Assembly would refuse to allow South Africaâs delegation to participate in its work.
South Africa remained suspended from the General Assembly until June 1994, following the end of apartheid.
Activists argue that the UN General Assembly could apply the same process to Israel. They note that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in July 2024 issued an advisory opinion declaring Israelâs decades-long occupation of Palestinian territories âunlawfulâ and its near-complete segregation of populations in the West Bank a breach of international law on âracial segregationâ and âapartheidâ.
Albanese: Israelâs actions in Palestine constitute genocide, calls for Israelâs suspension from the UN
(March 8, 2025)
Albanese went on to clarify that UNRWA cannot disappear because it is a UN body protected by international law. „Member states cannot eliminate it by changing laws or cutting funding, as Israel and other countries have attempted. The rights of Palestinian refugees will remain intact because those rights are codified in international law.“
She also raised the issue of Israelâs violations against the UN, citing the destruction of 70% of UN premises in Gaza and the targeting of UNRWA schools, which had been sheltering refugees. „Israel has violated the UN Charter, and it must be held accountable for its actions. I have called for the suspension of Israel‘s credentials in the UN because of its disregard for international rules and laws. Israel has destroyed or damaged UN premises, targeted shelters, and accused the UN of terrorism.“
Arab, Islamic leaders call for suspension of Israel‘s UN membership
(November 12, 2024)
„There is a paragraph in this text that I find very important and vital, a paragraph that talks about moving before the General Assembly to freeze Israel‘s membership,“ Aboul Gheit said.
He reminded the attendees that, despite ongoing regional conflicts, the UN has never revisited Israel‘s 1949 admission under Resolution 181.
âToday, the Islamic group and the Arab group are two organisations moving before the international community, and I am confident that there are many countries that will support the idea of freezing membership,â he added expressing optimism that the proposal would garner widespread backing.
Malaysia prepares draft resolution to expel Israel from UN
(November 6, 2024)
Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced that Malaysia is preparing a draft resolution for the UN General Assembly to expel Israel from the United Nations.
âWe are also studying (a proposal)⊠after the violation of laws, principles and UN decisions, for Israel to be expelled as a member of the UN,â Anwar told parliament in a special address on Monday.
Israel is a rogue nation. It should be removed from the United Nations
(October 15, 2024)
Over the past year, Israel has launched attacks on multiple countries and occupied territories: the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran.
Yet countries and territories aside, Israel has also targeted one specific organization with a series of unprecedented rhetorical and violent attacks.
Yes, the United Nations. We have all witnessed Israel, in effect, declare war on the UN.
Red lines not red carpets: Why Italy & Germany must support suspending EU-Israel Agreement
Millions of people around the world are demanding that their leaders act to stop Israelâs violations. Humanity must win.
EU: Failure to suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement shows contempt for civilian lives
(April 21, 2026)
Reacting to the EUâs failure to call for a vote to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement or to agree on any other concrete measures today at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty Internationalâs Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns said:
âAt this point, the EUâs decision to maintain its trade agreement with Israel represents a moral failure and illustrates brazen contempt for civilian lives, particularly in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and in Lebanon.
âOne million people in Europe, more than 75 NGOs, almost 400 former diplomats, UN experts as well as Belgium, Ireland, Slovenia and Spain have all called for the immediate suspension of the agreement. Once again, these calls have been disregarded with Germany and Italy playing a key role in blocking the suspension.
Spain, Slovenia, Ireland seek EU talks on Israel treaty suspension
The three countries sent a joint letter to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas last Friday, urging her to âurgently review the EU‘s responseâ and calling for action in light of the situation in Lebanon, as well as a recently approved Israeli law that would impose the death penalty by hanging on Palestinians convicted in Israeli military courts.
Spain, Slovenia, Ireland call to suspend EU-Israel treaty
Spain, Slovenia, and Ireland have urged the European Union to consider suspending its association treaty with Israel, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told reporters on Tuesday before a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.
„Spain, along with Slovenia and Ireland, has requested that the suspension of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Israel be discussed and debated today,“ Albares said.
Chuck Schumer was one of 7 Senate Democrats to vote to send bulldozers to Israel. 40 Democratic Senators voted no. Mr. Schumer, you are out of touch with our base and the nation. Step aside.
(April 16, 2026)
The Seven Democrats Who Joined Republicans in Opposing Measure to Block Arms Sales to Israel
(April 17, 2026)
In total, 40 senators supported the resolution late Wednesday. The seven Democrat Senators who voted against the measure were Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Chris Coons of Delaware, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
US Senate foils effort to nix Israel arms sales, but record 85% of Democrats support the move
(April 16, 2026)
Sandersâ resolutions to stop bulldozer, bomb deliveries gain unprecedented Democratic support, demonstrating major shift in partyâs approach toward Israel over wars in Gaza, Lebanon
Suspend EU-Israel Trade Agreement
Send a message and demand the leaders of Germany and Italy support suspending the EUâs trade agreement with Israel. There is no time to lose.
One million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for ‚crimes in Gaza‘
(April 15, 2026)
A civil petition calling for the total suspension of the EUâIsrael Association Agreement for alleged war crimes has reached one million signatures across all 27 member states.
Under EU rules, the European Commission and the European Parliament must now assess the request.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini attends a press conference on the last day of his mandate at the United Nations in Geneva
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini attends a press conference on the last day of his mandate at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 31, 2026.
UNRWA head seeks investigation into killing of staff in Gaza war
Discussions are under way for a U.N. investigation into the killing âof more than 390 employees in the two-year Gaza war, the head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency said on Tuesday, making it the deadliest conflict in the global body‘s history.
„I believe that we need to âhave a panel â a high-level panel of experts to look into the killing âof our staff,“ said Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General at a press conference â in Geneva on the last day of his term.
Remarks by the President of the General Assembly H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock at the European Parliament, Strasbourg 10 February 2026
These are trying times.
When President Metsola invited me in September at the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly, the world felt already chaotic. I warned of a make-or-break moment for our multilateral system.
Today, only 40 days into 2026:
Venezuela.
Iran.
Greenland.
On top of Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and so many more crises.
The international order is not only under pressure, it is under attack.
And we face a new and more troubling kind of crisis: conflicts waged not even under the pretense of self-defense or respect for international law but often carried out in open defiance of it.
At precisely the moment when we most need cooperation, most need the United Nations, powers, even those who have a special responsibility to protect peace and security, are pulling away from it or even outright attacking it.
This geopolitical shift towards a world where âmight makes rightâ, contradicts more than a century of hard, bloody lessons, which people of this region remember all too well.
Rules and standards drawn from these experiences, which were believed to be set in stone, are now openly questioned, dismissed, or violated.
History teaches us that large systems rarely collapse in one dramatic moment.
They erode slowly. Rule by rule. Commitment by commitment.
With those who should defend them, rather staying silent.
Until one day, what seemed permanent simply vanishes.
General Assembly President urges Europeans to âstand upâ for the UN
(February 10, 2026)
In a key address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Annalena Baerbock repeated her call to uphold multilateralism amid âtrying timesâ globally.
She noted that just 40 days into 2026, the world has already seen crises around Venezuela, Iran and Greenland, on top of continuing devastation in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere.
âThe international order is not only under pressure, it is under attack,â she told lawmakers.
âAnd we face a new and more troubling kind of crisis: conflicts waged not even under the pretence of self-defence or respect for international law but often carried out in open defiance of it.â
She warned that at precisely the moment the world most needs cooperation and the UN, âpowers â even those who have a special responsibility to protect peace and security â are pulling away from it or even outright attacking it.â
Ms. Baerbock recalled that four years ago, when she was Germanyâs Foreign Minister, she addressed the General Assembly and called for the UN to stand up for Europeâs peace as Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
âToday, Iâm coming as President of the General Assembly to Europe, calling for Europe to stand up for the United Nations because the world needs the UN. But right now, the UN and its principles as enshrined in the Charter, needs the world too,â she said, referring to all continents.
MSF statement on sharing staff information and humanitarian operations in Palestine
Following many months of unsuccessful engagement with Israeli authorities, and in the absence of securing assurances to ensure the safety of our staff or the independent management of our operations, MĂ©decins Sans FrontiĂšres (MSF) has concluded that it will not share a list of its Palestinian and international staff with Israeli authorities in the current circumstances.
In March 2025, Israeli authorities announced that organisations seeking registration would be required to provide personal information about their staff. From the outset, MSF raised serious concerns about this request in a context where medical and humanitarian workers have been intimidated, arbitrarily detained, and attacked. Since October 2023, 1,700 health staff have been killed, as well as 15 MSF colleagues. On 30 December, Israeli authorities announced that MSF‘s previous registration had lapsed and was therefore expected to cease operations within 60 days.