EU law, which went into force last December, states that visas may be suspended when a country violates fundamental freedoms and rights. But the European Commission has no intention of stripping Israel of visa-free access to Europe despite abuses in the occupied Gaza and West Bank.

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This comes despite new rules from last December that allow the Brussels-executive to stop granting free travel passes to countries that violate human rights and international law.