Human Rights and Democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025

Tabled by Rima Hassan, Isabel Serra Sánchez, Irene Montero, Marc Botenga, Hanna Gedin, Jonas Sjöstedt, Per Clausen, Danilo Della Valle

Added: 22c. Strongly condemns Israel’s colonial settlements 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, and thereby pave the way for peace; reaffirms the fundamental right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, as recognised by the UN Charter;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.000v01-00