Amnesty International stated that Palestinians "have little reason to expect" positive human rights improvements from the Israeli general election. The organization noted that recent election candidates "shamelessly exploited anti-Palestinian sentiment and even threatened to escalate human rights abuses and crimes in violation of international law to score political points." Erika Guevara Rosas of Amnesty International urged countries with influence over Israel to pressure the new government, calling for an arms embargo on Israel and the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.