In other small news

An Israeli officer who executed a 13-year old girl has been cleared of "unethical" conduct, as per usual. After all, he only "approached her, shot two bullets into her [head], walked back towards the force, turned back to her, switched his weapon to automatic and emptied his entire magazine into her."

Clearly, respect for human rights, which "constitutes an essential element" of the EU-Israel Associated State Agreement, is being maintained. After all, the company commander was suspended on the grounds of "poor relations with subordinates" (who told him not to kill the child). Perhaps this is even to be taken as evidence that the EU policy of (to quote the EU FAQ) "[k]eeping the lines of communication open and trying to convince our [Israeli] interlocutors" rather than suspending the Agreement is working?

Following the line of reasoning that extending benefits unconditionally instead of applying pressure conditionally is the way forward, the EU should as a matter of urgency sign an Associated State agreement with Sudan, to stop the genocide. Or with Tunisia - no, wait, that's already been done.