Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace

Tabled by Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan

Added: (ka) recognise that the deliberate deprivation of water and the systematic destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure in Gaza constitute grave breaches of international humanitarian law and serious violations of human rights; recall that, pursuant to Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement1a, respect for human rights and democratic principles constitutes an essential element of the agreement; call for the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Association agreement in light of Israel’s serious and persistent violations of international law; ________________________ 1a Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2000/384/oj).

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.328