Macinka: Suspending EU–Israel association agreement not feasible now

Suspending the association agreement with Israel is currently not feasible, Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka said today in Luxembourg after a meeting of European Union foreign ministers. According to him, several other countries share the Czech Republic’s position. Regarding sanctions against violent Jewish settlers, he added that any proposal should not be one-sided. In his view, there should also be discussion of sanctions against representatives of the Palestinian terrorist movement Hamas. The sanctions proposal will now be addressed at the working level, Macinka said.