cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24133435
cross-posted from: https://hcommons.social/users/adachika192/statuses/113730056487314828
EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew. (The Intercept, 2024-12-23)
[https://theintercept.com/2024/12/23/eu-report-israel-war-crimes-complicity/] ———
“European Union foreign ministers rebuffed a call to end arms sales to Israel last month, despite mounting evidence of war crimes — and, potentially, genocide — presented to them in an internal assessment obtained by The Intercept.
“The contents of the previously unknown 35-page assessment could sway future war crimes trials of EU politicians for complicity in Israel’s assault against Gaza, according to lawyers, experts, and political leaders.
“The appraisal was written by the EU’s special representative for human rights Olof Skoog and sent to EU ministers ahead of a council meeting on November 18, as part of a proposal by the head of the EU’s foreign policy to suspend political dialogue with Israel. The proposal was rejected by the council of foreign ministers from #EU member states.”
Do you really need a 35 page report to determine what’s happening?