Ursula von der Leyen It does not represent the position. European Union. The statement came this Saturday from the European Commission president’s head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, when he was asked about the European Commission president’s statements regarding the EU. Palestinian-Israeli conflict This understandably caused global unrest. “The common foreign policy is an intergovernmental policy, not a community policy,” Borrell said.
The delegitimization of his colleague directs the focus to diplomatic balance in the face of impending disaster. Von der Leyen is certainly being blamed for the Olympic athletes’ ignorance of any kind of balance. German politician visits this Friday Israel and was waiting for the host’s “democratic” response after acts of terrorism. Hamas. “We are friends of Israel. We stand by our friends when they are attacked. Israel has the right and duty to respond to acts of war. We call for the immediate release of those taken hostage by Hamas.” Twitter account. The commission chairman did not mention the indiscriminate bombings, power and water outages, the mass evacuation order from northern Gaza, or other atrocities that have already been committed and will be carried out in the future. These days, Von der Leyen was reminded that a year ago she described similar actions by Russia against the Ukrainian civilian population as “pure terrorism”. While the West claims moral superiority, the Global South speaks of these double standards.
Borrell underlined Europe’s “clear” position: “We support Israel’s right to defend itself, but like any right, it has its limits; international and humanitarian laws“The head of diplomacy recalled this on his last day in Beijing and after meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. The visit was postponed twice, first due to a positive Covid test and then due to the dismissal of the previous Chinese Foreign Minister. There are many issues that divide Beijing and Brussels, but the Middle East is often at odds. They essentially agree: Two States is the only way. However, Borrell stated this Saturday that “this is not a solution for tomorrow” and that it is now urgent to resolve the “very serious humanitarian crisis in Gaza”. “It is absolutely impossible to carry out,” he warned of Israel’s order to evacuate more than a million people from northern Gaza.
Chinese equidistant
The Middle East also separates China from the West. The closer the former is to Palestine, the more inclined the latter is perceived to be towards Israel. Beijing called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and respect for the civilian population, without mentioning Hamas, which it sees as a resistance group. His usual speech supports the historic rights of Palestine and has condemned the disasters suffered by the people of Gaza more forcefully than any Western government.
More than 1,300 people were killed in Hamas attacks on Israeli territory on Saturday, and subsequent bombings have already claimed more than 2,000 Palestinian victims. Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin NetanyahuHe promised a punishment that would be remembered for generations.