REPORT on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024

Tabled by Isabel Serra Sánchez, Irene Montero, Rima Hassan, Emma Fourreau, Hanna Gedin, Jonas Sjöstedt, Estrella Galán, Marc Botenga, Catarina Martins

Added: 29b. Strongly condemns Israel’s colonial settlement and its continued expansion, which violates international law and fuels Palestinian resentment; notes that, according to national and international NGOs, the system of oppression and domination that the Israeli Government imposes on the Palestinian population in all areas under its control and on Palestinian refugees, constitutes apartheid and is prohibited by international law; recalls the opinion issued by the International Court of Justice on 19 July 2024, which concluded that the State of Israel ‘is under an obligation to immediately cease all new settlement activities and to evacuate all settlers from the Occupied Palestinian Territory’; calls on the EU Member States to demand that Israel fully end the occupation of Palestine, including East Jerusalem, thereby paving the way for peace;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE769.723v01-00