Adel Atieh, Palestinian Ambassador to the EU, is calling on EU leaders to increase pressure and impose sanctions on Israel to stop the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
– Until today, the EU and its member states failed to adopt any complete measures, and this contributes to the situation where we can see that the two-state solution is increasingly problematic, and there is no serious prospect to implement the two-state solution and also to stop the war, a genocide, in Gaza, the diplomat stated in an interview with Turkish media.
He further explained that some EU countries openly and wholeheartedly support Israel and actively prevent an EU-wide consensus on recognizing Palestine as an independent state – nor are they interested in imposing more sanctions on Israel for the crimes it systematically commits during the invasion and expansion of illegal settlements.
– Too many member states are opposing the work of the International Criminal Court to release arrest warranty against (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu and those responsible for the work of genocide in Palestine. Some of the countries are opposing the mandate of the International Justice Court, which also released an advisory opinion regarding the illegality of the occupation, he continued.
Mr. Atieh further stressed that the current situation benefits Israel and allows it to continue its current policies, which he believes undermine the two-state solution by actively reducing the space and prospects for its practical implementation.
So far, more than 40,000 Palestinians are reported to have been killed in Gaza – most of them women and children.
