The European Union is ” confederate “ of “genocide” allegedly perpetrated by Israel in Gaza, and the European bloc acts with “hypocrisy” by sending weapons to Ukraine, however abandoning the Palestinian folks to their destiny. These remarks had been made by Irene Montero, head of the checklist of the Spanish radical left occasion Podemos for the European elections in June.
Irene Montero, the controversial former equality minister, has harshly attacked the EU for what she says is « servitude » in the direction of Israel, reported EFE, accomplice of Euractiv.
The top of the Podemos checklist additionally attacked Teresa Ribera, the top of the Spanish Socialist Employees’ Get together of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (PSOE, S&D).
« [Teresa] Ribera can not afford to scrub the face of a European Fee of warfare”, mentioned Irene Montero. She additionally warned of the chance that this “warrior consensus” in Brussels may function an excuse to cover main finances cuts for social insurance policies in Europe, reported The nation.
Ms. Montero went on to state that “the EU at this time is pure hypocrisy”as a result of, whereas sending weapons to Ukraine, it “abandon the Sahrawi and Palestinian folks” by supporting Morocco and “by being complicit with the genocidal State of Israel.”
Moreover, Ms. Montero added that “Europe’s pursuits for the time being sadly don’t have anything to do with peace” and that’s the reason, as she identified, the target of the camp of the Spanish and European left must be to “construct a Europe of peace, human rights and sovereignty that doesn’t undergo the warlike pursuits of america.”
New diplomatic conflict with Israel
The Israeli offensive in Gaza, following the Hamas terrorist assaults in October, continued to make headlines in Spain this weekend, simply 24 hours after the official announcement by Madrid, Oslo and Dublin of recognition of the Palestinian state Tuesday (Might 28).
Spanish Protection Minister Margarita Robles (PSOE, S&D) mentioned in an interview broadcast on Spanish public radio and tv on Saturday (RTVE) that what is going on in Gaza is “an actual genocide”.
Ms. Robles’ feedback led to a brand new conflict with the Israeli embassy in Spain, which, in a press release revealed in X, regretted that Ms. Robles had “endorsed the false and unfounded narrative of the Hamas terrorist group.”
Based on medical sources in Gaza, almost 36,000 folks have died for the reason that begin of the Israeli army offensive, the overwhelming majority of them civilians, and 1000’s extra are lacking.