Mounting pressure to suspend EU-Israel agreement over alleged rights violations

SAfm
22 Apr 2026

Acting Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA, Gustavo de Carvalho, speaks to SAfm about mounting pressure in the EU as Spain, Slovenia and Ireland push to debate suspending the EU’s agreement with Israel over alleged human rights violations in Palestine.

SAIIA’s leading experts are available for interviews in person or virtually. We can also arrange for press to conduct interviews on-site at our headquarters in Johannesburg or at our Cape Town office.

The views expressed are those of the interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the views of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA).