In the European Parliament, MP Marc Botenga denounces the EU’s silence in the face of the total annexation of Palestine
During a strong and straightforward intervention at the European Parliamentthe Belgian MEP Marc Botenga PTB (Belgian Labor Party) denounced what it describes as “total annexation of Palestine” by Israel, accusing the European Union of turning a blind eye to a policy of systematic dispossession of the Palestinian people. “You have heard, Israel wants to legalize the confiscation of land and the destruction of Palestinian homes throughout the territory of Palestine, and particularly in the West Bank,” declared the MEP. According to him, these decisions aim to effectively abolish the Palestinian Authority, which exercised limited administration over part of the territory. “They are thus abolishing the Palestinian authority. This is a total annexation of the entire Palestine,” he said.
Marc Botenga recalled the hypocrisy of European speeches repeated for years. “For years, Europe has told the Palestinians: don’t worry, we support a two-state solution. You will have your State. But today, Israel makes any prospect of that state completely impossible, and this issue is not even on the agenda of our parliament,” he denounced.
The elected official then pointed out the double standards of the European Parliament in its international policy. “A politician threatened by Ugandathis parliament condemns. A refugee expelled by Türkiyethis parliament condemns. An activist convicted in Chinathis parliament condemns,” he listed. “But when an entire people is expelled from its land by a State that theEuropean Union massively financed, we turn a blind eye. Total silence. This is unacceptable,” he insisted in front of the hemicycle.
In the European Parliament, MP Marc Botenga denounces the EU’s silence in the face of the total annexation of Palestine pic.twitter.com/sRe8kxCz4j
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Marc Botenga finally demanded that the European Parliament break this silence and take a position. “This is why I am asking this parliament to take a decision,” he concluded.
