It could have been an opportunity to condemn the horrors with one voice Hamas In Israel and instead the resolution adopted today by European Parliament was rejected by 13 MPs scary, belongs in particular to the GUE/NGL group Die Linke. The dissenting votes came mainly from Spanish and French parliamentarians, represented by the group leader Manon Aubry, which had called for a humanitarian pause and an immediate ceasefire with an amendment. The position of the Italian Greens should also be mentioned among the “no” votes Piernicola PediciniElected in 2019 with the 5 Star Movement.
The motion, entitled “Joint motion for a resolution on the despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, on Israel’s right to defend itself in accordance with international and humanitarian law, and on the humanitarian situation in Gaza,” was supported by 500 MPs, while 24 abstained . The European People’s Party, the S&D Socialists, the Renew Europe Liberals and also the Greens and Conservatives have signed it.
In the text, the European Union recognizes that October 7, 2023, with the deaths of 1,400 Israelis, was the “deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust” and therefore “represents the highest number of victims in a single day in Israel’s history”; condemns the “despicable attack by Hamas” and sides with the Jewish state, which has the right to defend itself against the terrorist threat. The European Parliament also urges the EU Commission to review all financial aid to Palestine to ensure that European funds do not directly or indirectly finance terrorism.
The terrorist organization Hamas, the EU emphasizes, “must be eliminated”. However, Europe supports a negotiated solution that would lead to the creation of a Palestinian state along with the Israeli state based on the 1967 borders.