The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs acknowledged on Monday that the worsening of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “is the result of a collective political and moral failure” and that nothing has been done to truly resolve it.
“The tragedy unfolding in the Middle East is the result of a collective political and moral failure, and the Israeli and Palestinian people are paying a heavy price for it. This political and moral failure is the result of our lack of will to resolve the Israeli conflict. -Palestinian problem,” said Josep Borrell, at the opening of a conference with ambassadors in Brussels.
“Yes… We have formally committed to the two-state solution, but without a credible plan to achieve that goal. The essence of the Israeli-Palestinian problem is not religious or ethnic. It is a problem of two population groups who have the same right to live in the same territory, so they must share it,” the head of European diplomacy added.
Today, however, there are “no conditions for sharing” and no solution.
“Or rather, there was. Do you remember Oslo? 30 years ago? We had that, but we didn’t implement it at all! The violence increased, the numbers are dramatic. It’s too much… What is happened?” Josep Borrell asked the ambassadors of the 27 EU member states.
The head of European diplomacy acknowledged that there are culprits on both sides: “On the Israeli side, extremist forces in the West Bank want to end the Palestinian problem through subjugation and exile, and Hamas is not present in the West Bank.”
And citing former North American President Barack Obama, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs recalled that “Israel’s military strategy must comply with international law, including that which seeks to prevent the death and suffering of its population.” prevent.”
“Ignoring the human cost can be counterproductive,” he noted.
Josep Borrell acknowledged that “the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza is unprecedented” and said that “Israel’s best friends” must make it clear to Tel Aviv that “the country cannot be blinded by anger,” using a phrase used by the current President of the United States, Joe Biden.
Destroying the Islamist movement Hamas “will not solve the problem in Gaza,” he warned.
Source: DN
