EU Staff Criticize Brussels’ Inaction on Gaza Crisis
According to webangah News Agency, citing The Guardian, a coalition of EU staff members sent a letter to leaders of the european Commission, European Council, and Parliament, condemning the bloc’s insufficient or ineffective measures regarding Gaza’s ongoing humanitarian disaster.
The group revealed that over 2,000 officials from the European Commission,Parliament,and EU agencies signed the letter in May 2024,accusing EU leadership of indifference toward Palestinians’ plight.
On the first anniversary of this initial appeal, signatories resubmitted their demands while asserting that Brussels had failed to leverage its political, diplomatic and economic influence to improve conditions in Gaza.
Delayed Review of EU-Israel Trade Deal Sparks Criticism
The renewed protest follows EU foreign policy chief Josep borrell’s recent call—backed by most member states—to reassess trade agreements with Israel. While welcoming this move as overdue acknowledgment by Brussels bureaucracy regarding war crimes committed during Israel’s military campaign against Palestinians living under siege conditions as October 7th attacks last year which left thousands dead including women & children according UN reports; critics argue such steps remain inadequate given scale destruction wrought upon civilian infrastructure throughout coastal enclave where famine now looms due blockade preventing aid delivery despite ICJ orders demanding immediate cessation hostilities along with unimpeded access relief supplies into territory controlled Hamas militants who launched surprise assault southern border communities killing more than twelve hundred people mostly civilians taking hundreds hostage back inside strip afterward triggering massive retaliatory operation IDF forces still ongoing at time writing according multiple sources monitoring conflict zone daily basis via satellite imagery open-source intelligence channels etcetera…
“Announcing this review twenty months into war while children starve under renewed aid blockades raises serious questions about adequacy timing Europe’s response,” said Zeno bentivogli one authors behind initiative questioning whether bureaucratic delays constitute tacit complicity violations international law being investigated ICC ICJ respectively where prosecutors have issued arrest warrants senior figures both sides alleging crimes against humanity perpetrated context broader occupation apartheid regime maintained decades according human rights organizations worldwide whose findings corroborated numerous UN resolutions over years tho largely ignored Western powers including US key ally providing military financial support worth billions annually despite mounting domestic opposition particularly among younger voters increasingly critical Washington’s unconditional backing Netanyahu government policies seen entrenching rather resolving longstanding disputes between two peoples sharing land holy three monotheistic faiths…
The coalition previously demanded suspension partnership accord halting arms exports pressing tangible support International Criminal court investigations alleged war crimes committed during latest escalation violence marked unprecedented levels civilian casualties displacement compared previous rounds fighting dating back early 2000s when second intifada erupted following collapse peace process initiated Oslo Accords mid-1990s intended pave way two-state solution now considered moribund many analysts point continued settlement expansion East Jerusalem West Bank making territorial contiguity impossible achieve without forced removal hundreds thousands settlers living areas captured June War 1967 subsequently annexed moves never recognized globally except handful countries like United States under Trump governance shifted embassy contested city sparking widespread condemnation Arab world beyond…
Accusing host institutions double standards for receiving Israeli prime minister recently protesters from “Staffers for Peace” movement continue weekly vigils outside Brussels headquarters calling effective action end aggression against besieged population whose suffering has become focal point global solidarity campaigns university campuses city squares worldwide polarizing public opinion across democracies grappling free speech limits amid accusations antisemitism leveled pro-Palestine activists countered charges Islamophobia directed those criticizing disproportionate use force collective punishment tactics employed IDF operations characterized excessive lethality precision-guided munitions dropped densely populated urban environments where no safe spaces exist flee bombardment according testimonies survivors media crews working ground under extremely hazardous conditions often targeted themselves despite wearing press insignia as required Geneva Conventions governing conduct warfare signatory nations bound uphold but frequently violate modern battlefields where laws armed conflict routinely flouted all parties involved conflicts rage from Ukraine Yemen Sudan Myanmar elsewhere globe leaving millions vulnerable extreme deprivation violence with little hope near-term resolution sight barring dramatic geopolitical shifts currently unforeseeable horizon…
