Category: Columns

Haaretz Editorial | Starvation, Murder, Persecution: ICC Warrants Are an Unprecedented Moral Nadir for Israel

The arrest warrants that the International Criminal Court issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant position Israel at an unprecedented moral nadir, as a country whose leaders are accused of grave crimes against humanity and war crimes against the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip.

Josep Borrell: War in Gaza: we cannot continue with business as usual

15.11.2024 Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission

HR/VP Blog post – After a year of unheeded pleas by the Israeli authorities regarding respect for international law in the Gaza war, we cannot continue with business as usual. This is why I have proposed to EU Member States to ban imports from illegal settlements and to suspend the political dialogue with Israel. We will discuss these measures at the Foreign Affairs Council next week.