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2024
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EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip (debate)
Madam President, Mr High Representative, this will undoubtedly be my last speech and I could not have avoided talking about the situation in Gaza today – with great sadness, and I know that you share this sadness. We are now witnessing genocide. It is not us who say it: this genocide has been qualified by the International Court of Justice and by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. For calling this action genocide, it was threatened today for telling the truth about what is happening in Gaza today. So being a witness is one thing; Being an accomplice is another. Today, unfortunately, the European Union is complicit in this genocide, because it does not act against it. It is imperative that we take action. I know you are working hard, but the Council must be able to put an end to this association agreement. We must stop delivering weapons to Israel. There is a need to continue to conduct international investigations into the crimes that are being committed in Gaza today. To do so, there will have to be prosecutions against all those who have not used all the means in their power to fight this genocide that is coming to Gaza.