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EP members criticize EU as accomplice of Israel’s genocide
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell attends a session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on April 24, 2024. FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP
The members of parliament criticized the EU’s stance on Israel’s actions during a session titled “EP’s reaction to the killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists, and civilians by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip” held at the EP, Anadolu Agency reported.
The EP Left Group member, Manu Pineda, condemned Israel’s failure to implement interim measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), highlighting the deaths of journalists and humanitarian aid workers in Israeli attacks.
Pineda’s characterization of Israel as a “tumor” in the Middle East.
Another Left Group member, Clare Daly, accused the EU of complicity and silence regarding Israel’s actions in Gaza. Daly criticized the EU for cutting support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) without substantiating Israel’s prosecution against the agency.
She accused the EU of “waving the flag of the oppressor from day one” and condemned some EU countries for their actions.
Mick Wallace, also a member of the Left Group, criticized the EU’s provision of arms to what he described as a “genocidal apartheid regime”.
He accused the EU of providing diplomatic cover for Israel’s actions while failing to impose sanctions or take decisive action.
He concluded by questioning whether the EU considers the loss of children’s lives in Gaza as a price acceptable to protect its interests.