Spanish PM urges EU to end association agreement with Israel

Spain will ask the European Union to end its association agreement with Israel over alleged violations of international law, says Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

“On Tuesday, Spain’s government will present a proposal to the EU that the European Union break off its association agreement with Israel,” which has been in place since June 2000, Sanchez tells a political rally in Andalusia.

The Spanish PM, who has sharply ramped up his criticism of Israel over the past year, alleges that Israel “violates international law” and therefore “cannot be a partner of the European Union… it’s as simple as that.”