Protest letter of more than 800 American and European officials against the Gaza war

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, more than 800 officials in the United States of America, England and Today, the European Union wrote a letter to express their opposition to the policies of their respective governments regarding the war in Gaza. The New York Times newspaper, reporting this news, added that this letter is the first example of the unity of the officials of the allied countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean to express Opposing the support of Israel’s policies in the Gaza war is considered. because they believe that their governments should change the course of the war. They also said that they have expressed their concerns through domestic channels but have been ignored.

The letter states: “The current policies of our respective governments undermine their moral standing and their ability to uphold freedom, justice and It restricts human rights around the world. It is a possible risk that the policies of our governments have contributed to gross violations of humanitarian law at the international level, the commission of international crimes and even ethnic cleansing or genocide. It has resulted in the martyrdom of more than 27,000 Palestinians, the wounding of tens of thousands of others, and the displacement of more than 80 percent of the population of Gaza. More than 800 people who are currently government officials of these countries have signed it.

The New York Times writes that the letter shows how pro-Israelism by American, British and European leaders has caused resentment among lower-level government officials, including many who implement their governments’ foreign policies. It is.