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Israel used no formality in genocide. The EU, on the other hand, treats Israel with the utmost formality designed to help the settler-colonial entity achieve its genocidal aims. Following a report on the EU-Israel Association Agreement, details of which show hesitant language: “There are indications that Israel would be in breach of its human rights obligations under Article 2 of the EU-Israeli Association Agreement,” the EU has drawn up another formal delay – a list of punitive measures which member states are unlikely to agree upon, and none of which are effective in stopping the genocide in Gaza. The measures are partial or full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, sanctioning Israeli ministers, military personnel or extremist settlers, restricting trade, […]