Brussels, October 4 (RHC)-- The EU-Israel Association Council held its first meeting in 10 years.   Ahead of the talks, held Monday in Brussels, Amnesty International said in a statement: “Israel is committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians.   This is a crime against humanity requiring the EU to hold Israel’s leaders to account, and to ensure it in no way supports their apartheid system.   Any cooperation must focus on dismantling Israel’s cruel system of oppression and domination.”

This comes as Israeli occupation troops shot and killed two Palestinians and injured a third Monday in the West Bank as they drove their car near a checkpoint outside the city of Ramallah. 

Israel’s military accused the young men of plotting to carry out a car-ramming attack.  The families of the men dispute Israel’s account, saying the soldiers opened fire on their vehicle and killed them “in cold blood.”