Israel’s nuclear ambiguity and its relations with the European Union
9.11.2023
Question for written answer E-003322/2023/rev.1
to the Council
Rule 138
Francisco Guerreiro (Verts/ALE)
Recently the Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu, a member of Israel’s far-right Jewish Power party, advocated dropping ‘some kind of atomic bomb’ on Gaza ‘to kill everyone.’ This statement has again highlighted Israel’s ‘nuclear ambiguity’. Meanwhile, some reports have also suggested that the Israeli Dimona nuclear complex, in the Negev desert, is expanding. This ‘nuclear ambiguity’ and resistance to international accountability represents an Israeli backlash in terms of transparency and cooperation with the European Union.
Therefore, will the Council:
- 1.Apply diplomatic pressure on Israel to comply with the calls from the international community to fully and legally disclose its nuclear programme?
- 2.Commit to asking Israel Government to clarify Israel’s policy of ‘nuclear ambiguity’ and thus comply with international rules on such matters as well as pressure for the International Atomic Energy Agency to access and monitor Dimona’s nuclear complex?
- 3.Assess the possibility of freezing all agreements with Israel, namely the EU-Israel Association Agreement, until a clear policy, regarding its nuclear capabilities, for civilian and military usage, is defined transparently?
Submitted: 9.11.2023
Last updated: 24 November 2023