Ursula von der Leyen “pierced” the German Chancellor in Criticism of Israel: disgusting
Ursula “liberated”: The chairwoman of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivered her most crushing assessment of Israel's military activities in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening.
“The extension of Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, aimed at civil infrastructure, including a school as a shelter for displaced Palestinian families, killing civilians, including children, is disgusting”
She said, according to the record of the content of her telephone conversation with the King of Jordan Abdullah II. Her comments are a consequence of extremely sharp criticism from the German chancellor Friedrich Merz at the beginning of this week.
Are these just words? Despite the sharp comments of Ursula von der Leyen, how long EU officials and Member States will be able to rely on growing demands to punish the binjamin Netanjahu government? The European Commission is currently reviewing the association agreement between the EU and Israel in connection with the demands of its suspension.
Penalties will not help – says the Israeli ambassador at the EU Haim Rardew. He wants to show Brussels that his country wants constructive relations with European allies. “Building trust brings benefits to both parties,” said the ambassador in an interview with Playbook Politico on Tuesday evening.
Relations between Brussels and Israel They deteriorated during the time of Josep Borrell, who was the head of the EU diplomacy (he recently accused Israel of genocide and ethnic purges), but the situation improved during the term of Kaji Kallas in this position. The voltages around the Gaza Strip clearly weaken these relations again.
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The EU wants to be a “player” [na Bliskim Wschodzie]? Rardew argues that the EU wants her voice to matter in the Middle East, therefore she should avoid imposing sanctions to Israel, including the suspension of the association agreement. EU “is interested in being a player, so it is important that she has constructive relationships with everyone [pozostałymi] Players, including Israel, “said Rard.” Taking unconstructive actions may in my opinion threaten these relations. I repeat, I do not want it to sound like a threat – this is not a threat. But ultimately it is about building trust, and when we establish a constructive dialogue based on trust, we will be able to achieve many benefits for both sides – the diplomat added.
No “Kyiv”: The association agreement is valid for both parties. This discussion is part of the association agreement – said Rardew. – using this platform as a stick [sankcji] This is a completely different matter. This is the main message. There is a difference between the association agreement as a platform for passing messages, expressing concern, exerting influence, and suspension, which means using it as a stick [zamiast marchewki]which is not beneficial to any of the parties – he added.
What is the essence of the association agreement? The idea is to see how we create a partnership, how we increase the level of cooperation. This is not a favor for either party. This is not a favor for Israel, it is not a favor for the EU
– assessed the Israeli diplomat.
Ursula von der leyen She repeated in an interview with Abdullah that Israel had the right to safety, although it seemed that she was rather at his duty. “Escalation and disproportionate use of force against civilians cannot be justified by humanitarian and international law,” she noted. “Israel must immediately resume assistance deliveries in accordance with humanitarian principles, with the participation of UN and other international humanitarian partners.”
Israeli officials hopethat the view of humanitarian aid distributed in the Gaza Zone will soften international criticism.
What is the situation? On Tuesday, May 27, there were reports that the Palestinians besieged the Center for the Program for providing help, which was promoted by Israeli officials – which excludes the UN – which led to the chaos in Rafah [mieście w Autonomii Palestyńskiej]. Movies published on social media showed crowds of people climbing to damaged fences to get food in the distribution center. This place was managed by the controversial GHF group, which has the support of armed American bodyguards and Israeli soldiers.
