At a press conference, the MEP from the party, which is part of the minority alliance in the Spanish left-wing government, stressed that various initiatives should put an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Among other things, he mentioned the “breakup of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Israel and the end of the arms trade” as well as “compliance with United Nations resolutions and international law.”
Rego went further in his powerful statements, emphasizing that the IU supports the idea of recognizing the Palestinian state under the intergovernmental agreement and the proposal to “bring Benjamin Netanyahu to the International Criminal Court.”
The lawmaker praised demonstrations of solidarity with the Palestinian people around the world “which have been overwhelming and very successful,” including those that took place in most Spanish cities last weekend.
This was the case “despite the level of repression on the part of some governments, such as France, Great Britain or Germany, which are determined to criminalize solidarity with the Palestinian people,” he said.
He also used the opportunity to get rid of the “photo of shame” taken during his visit to Israel with Netanyahu Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission) and Roberta Metsola (Head of the European Parliament). “With this photo you are breaking the founding consensus of Europe, which is based on respect for human rights and international law. Not in our name,” said Sira Rego.
On the other hand, he stressed that he should not lose sight of the seriousness of what is happening in Palestine, noting in this context that “this crisis, this war, this invasion has caused more than 2,700 deaths, almost 800 of them Boys and girls.” . “.
Added to this are the bombings of civilian infrastructure, schools and hospitals, the bombing of columns of refugees fleeing to other parts of the Gaza Strip and the murder of United Nations staff and journalists,” he added.
“The Gaza Strip is the largest open-air prison in the world, where there is no escape route and where Israel blocks the flow of food, fuel or water,” the IU MP added.
Yesterday, Sunday, tens of thousands of people marched through the center of Madrid to the Puerta del Sol to reject Israel’s aggression against the Palestinian people.
The “Solidarity with Palestine” demonstration expressed numerous slogans such as “Down with Israeli colonialism,” “Stop the genocide of the Palestinians,” and “Down with the Zionist and fascist Netayanhu.”
Other statements such as “The Palestinian people are dying” were also heard among demonstrators who raised Palestinian flags and called for an end to violence against Gazans.
In addition, young people wore three mourning wreaths to express their pain for the victims of Israel’s attacks on Gaza, with several messages such as “Victims of genocide, we are with you.”
In the last hours in Barcelona, Pamplona and Madrid in support of Palestine and against what they called “Israeli colonialism”.
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