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At tomorrow\u2019s emergency summit of European leaders, the Taoiseach must condemn EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen\u2019s decision to offer unqualified support to Israel\u2019s ethnic cleansing in Gaza, according to Social Democrats foreign affairs spokesperson Gary Gannon.<\/p>\n

Deputy Gannon said:<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Friday, Ursula von der Leyen had a valuable opportunity to make a positive intervention in this unfolding humanitarian catastrophe. However, instead of reminding Israel that it must adhere to international law in its response to Hamas\u2019 barbaric attack, she offered her unqualified support to Israel.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven that Israel has been engaged in the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza – and had demanded that one million citizens relocate to the south of the region prior to Ms von der Leyen\u2019s visit – this amounted to unqualified support for war crimes and ethnic cleansing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is unconscionable that Ms von der Leyen did not use her visit to Israel to appeal for restraint and adherence to international human rights law. In fact, she has yet to utter a single word of even tepid criticism for Israel\u2019s brutal assault on Gaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer failure to unequivocally condemn the collective punishment of the Palestinian people, through mass displacement and the indiscriminate bombing of civilian infrastructure, has undermined the EU\u2019s response to this crisis.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven that Ms von der Leyen has no authority to usurp member states\u2019 foreign policy positions, her comments also amounted to an egregious overreach of her authority.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Tuesday\u2019s virtual emergency summit, the Taoiseach must condemn the EU Commission President\u2019s stance in the strongest possible terms.\u201d<\/p>\n

October 16, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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