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Updated 2024-07-16
2024-06-08 What’s at Stake in the 2024 European Parliament Elections? Europeans go to polls this week to vote for parliament. What is at stake? Is the future of the European Union at risk on account of the surge of the far right? But is the E.U. even a democratic institution worth saving? And why is the left in crisis across Europe?
Political economist and political scientist C. J. Polychroniou tackles these questions in an interview with the French-Greek independent journalist Alexandra Boutri.https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/european-parliament-elections-2024
“In Gaza we are no longer on the brink of famine; we are in a state of famine, affecting thousands of people,” Borrell said in Brussels at a meeting on humanitarian aid for the besieged enclave. “This is unacceptable. Starvation is used as a weapon of war.”
“By whom? Let’s dare to say by whom. By the one that prevents humanitarian support entering into Gaza,” he said, adding that “Israel is provoking famine.” https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-2667538636
2024-02-12 Dutch Court Blocks Weapons Parts for Israel With compliance ordered within a week, the Dutch government plans to appeal the ruling, which came Monday as the country’s prime minister was visiting Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Oxfam Novib Executive Director Michiel Servaes, whose group filed the lawsuit against the Dutch government in December with PAX and the Rights Forum, declared that “this positive ruling by the judge is very good news, especially for civilians in Gaza.” “It is an important step to force the Dutch government to adhere to international law, which the Netherlands has strongly advocated for in the past,” he added. https://consortiumnews.com/2024/02/12/dutch-court-blocks-weapons-parts-for-israel/
2024-02-02 ‘We Are Shocked’ – Belgium Summons Israeli Ambassador following Agency Bombing in Gaza Israel has destroyed more than half of Gaza, claiming that it is destroying ‘terrorist infrastructure’. The destruction, however, is clearly indiscriminate, according to reports. The EU country of Belgium has declared it would summon the Israeli ambassador after the office building housing the Belgian Agency for Development Cooperation (Enabel) in Gaza was bombed and destroyed by Israeli airstrikes. The decision was communicated via X by Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib. “Targeting civilian buildings is unacceptable,” she said in a post on X.https://www.palestinechronicle.com/we-are-shocked-belgium-summons-israeli-ambassador-following-agency-bombing-in-gaza/
2024-02-02 ‘Uphold Consistency on International Law’ – Indonesian Diplomat to EU Addressing the opening of the EU-Indo-Pacific Forum in Brussels, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi reportedly said ‘Listen to your heart and do the right thing, to stop atrocities in Gaza, in Palestine.” She added, “The EU, and all of us, as firm supporters of upholding international law, will also have a consistent position when it comes to Gaza,” reports the Anadolu news agency. Noting that Palestine has been encountering continuing injustice for the past seven decades, Marsudi asked: “Will we continue to be silent? … We will not.” https://www.palestinechronicle.com/uphold-consistency-on-international-law-indonesian-diplomat-to-eu/2024-02-02 Ireland: Time for EU to Reconsider Association Agreement with Israel Ireland, an EU member that continues to call for accountability in the Israeli genocide in Gaza is now advocating change in the relationship between Israel and the pan-European organization.https://www.palestinechronicle.com/ireland-time-for-eu-to-reconsider-association-agreement-with-israel/
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