Israel in breach of EU deal over Gaza human rights, report signals
Israel in breach of EU deal over Gaza human rights, report signals
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BRUSSELS — Israel’s actions in Gaza may have violated the terms of the country’s agreement with the EU, the bloc’s diplomatic corps found.
“On the basis of the assessments made by the independent international institutions … there are indications that Israel would be in breach of its human rights obligations under Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement,” the European External Action Service (EEAS) concluded, according to a leaked document seen by POLITICO.
Kallas told lawmakers in the European Parliament on Wednesday that “Israel has the right to self-defense, but what we see in practice from Israel goes beyond self-defense,” adding that Israel is “undermining decades of humanitarian principles” by blocking food and medicine for Palestinians in Gaza, along with sidestepping U.N. aid.
Although I wont cry over a somewhat promising development like this, the perverted understatement of both the situation and israels actions really rubs me the wrong way. The amount of repeated "too little, too late" of the so called "democratic" western states gives me a chronic impression that hints at either gross incompetence or intent.