JAKARTA – Sweden urged EU countries (EU) to suspend trade sensitivities with Israel. This request follows Israel’s stance on the war in Gaza that led to the destruction and hunger of civilians.
“The situation in Gaza is really concerning, and Israel failed to fulfill its most basic obligations and agreements regarding emergency assistance,” Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in a post on his X account, Thursday, July 31.
“Therefore, Sweden demands that the EU freeze parts of the trade from the association agreement as soon as possible,” Kristersson said.
Sweden also urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israeli government not to hinder humanitarian aid such as food entering Gaza.
The attitude between the EU and Israel is a framework for trade and political relations.
The EU is Israel’s largest trading partner, covering nearly a third of Israel’s global trade, according to EU data.
As for Sweden’s statement, it came two days after the Netherlands took a firm stance on Israel, which is considered to have laid off hunger and the deaths of Gazan civilians under the pretext of eradicating the Hamas group but secretly annexing Palestinian territories such as in the West Bank.
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