It has been 18 months since then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and his Spanish counterpart first raised their head above the parapet in Europe, and called for an “urgent review” of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. The agreement created a free trade area for industrial goods, and an overall preferential economic and research status between the two markets. The EU can impose restrictions where there are serious concerns over potential human rights violations.  At the time, the death toll in Gaza was 28,000, mainly women and children. Today, the official toll is close to 65,000, with thousands more buried under the rubble,…

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