Over 200 former EU diplomats call for action over Gaza

More than 200 former EU ambassadors, senior diplomatic staff, and ambassadors from EU nation states signed a public letter published on Tuesday calling for collective action over Israel’s genocide in Gaza and occupation of the West Bank.

The letter called on the EU to suspend arms exports, halt joint projects, cut academic and economic ties with Israeli institutions, impose sanctions, and restrict trade with settlements. 

Other measures include banning Israeli military port calls, prosecuting indicted war criminals entering their territory, and blocking Israeli government-related data from being processed in Europe.

“International law must lead by example with action not just with words,” the letter read.