17
Sep
2024
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War in the Gaza Strip and the situation in the Middle-East (debate)
Madam President, in Gaza and the West Bank, the situation is reaching the level of genocide. Civilian casualties among the Palestinian population now exceed 41,000, and more than half of them are women and children. According to the latest UN figures, an average of 130 civilians die every day in Gaza and the West Bank, 10 times more than in Ukraine. The European Union is built on the foundations of peace. The bloodshed in Gaza has reached critical proportions, but the European institutions remain disturbingly passive in the face of this enormous human tragedy. We strongly condemn all forms of violence. The European Union’s response to the war in Ukraine, while fruitless, was swift and decisive. There is almost no response to the tragedy in Gaza. How long will we continue to maintain double standards? We demand more than words, we demand a unified and consistent approach to all military conflicts around the world, and above all, we demand peace.