I demand right to criticize Israeli government without being accused of anti-Semitism: Borrell
Josep Borrell, head of European diplomacy, harshly criticized the Israeli government, which, in his opinion, “denies reality” and belittles the problems of the Palestinians. He talked about this in an interview with a Spanish newspaper LaVanguardia, 1lurer reports.
“I demand the right to criticize the Israeli government without being accused of anti-Semitism. This government has lived in a certain denial of reality and continues to deny it to some extent… When you talk to them about the serious crisis of violence, the destruction, where 400 Palestinians have been killed this year [домов]”They are underestimating the problem with the occupation of Palestinian land by settlers,” Borrell told reporters.
The politician also expressed hope that the pause in hostilities between the Israeli army (IDF) and the Palestinian radical group Hamas will be extended, noting that the bombing in the Gaza Strip is of a severity comparable to the brutality of Hamas militants during their occupation of the south. Israel. According to Borrell, he told one Israeli minister that “one horror does not justify another horror.”
On October 7, Hamas militants entered the territory of the Jewish state, seized military equipment and captured more than a hundred people. In response, Israel began bombing Gaza and launched a ground operation into the region at the end of the month to destroy Palestinian radicals.
On November 22, Israel approved an agreement with Hamas to release hostages held in the Gaza Strip. According to the agreement, a four-day ceasefire was declared starting from November 24, during which Hamas was required to release 50 women and children.
Previously Borrell stated About concerns about the growing hostility of the Muslim world towards the EU over its stance on Gaza.
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