To solve the conflict in Gaza, Israel must be declared a terrorist state, Polish far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun said during a debate in the European Parliament on Monday, marking the first anniversary of the 7 October attacks.

“Israel should be declared and presumed a terrorist state. Mr Netanyahu and his ‘butchers’ are the largest and most criminal terrorist organisation,” said Polish far-right Confederation MEP Grzegorz Braun (Independent).

“To those of you who seem to support the state that is occupying Palestine for so long: Can’t you hear the words of Israeli ministers, ambassadors, rabbis referring to Palestinians as animals, as non-humans?” he asked rhetorically, comparing Israeli’s rhetoric to that of SS officers and the Third Reich leaders.

Last year, as a Polish MP, he doused Hanukkah candles in the corridor of the Polish parliament with a fire extinguisher to protest against the celebration of Jewish holidays in the Polish parliament, injuring a participant in the celebration who tried to stop him.

  • federal reverseMEnglish
    1•2 months ago

    a pretty big bruh moment.

    That seems like a massive understatement. There are good reasons to criticize Israel but this guy doesn’t have the standing of, say, Amnesty.

    Why did you bring this openly antisemitic backbencher MEP here?

    Wish Clare Daly was still giving speeches in the EU.

    Her? I never heard of her before, but according to the Wikipedia article she likes to take contrarian standpoints.

      • federal reverseMEnglish
        1•2 months ago

        So what did Israel do to force her out?

        In the 2024 European Parliament elections, she was endorsed by celebrities, Susan Sarandon and Annie Lennox. She lost her seat at this election, with 26,855 (7.1%) first preference votes.