UN official accuses European countries of direct complicity in Gaza genocide
GAZA, Nov. 13 (YPA) – The UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, accused major European countries of direct complicity in the genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
During his talk about the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, she asserted that the military, political, and economic support these countries provide to the Israeli occupation has enabled it to continue its crimes despite escalating international condemnation.
In an interview with the British website Middle East Eye, Albanese stated that the US sanctions imposed on her have not prevented her from continuing investigation into the role of more than 60 companies and 63 countries in facilitating or condoning the genocide in Gaza.
She noted that “Israel is deeply embedded in the global economy, making its isolation virtually impossible”.
The UN Special Rapporteur also revealed a pivotal British role in supporting Israeli military operations, explaining that London used its bases in Cyprus to secure air support, adding that the British air force carried out more than 600 surveillance missions over Gaza in coordination with the Israeli army.
She criticized the British position that justified the starvation of Palestinians, considering it deliberate complicity in creating conditions for genocide.
Albanese also warned of the dangerous shift in European discourse that labels activists and journalists critical of Israeli occupation crimes as terrorists, asserting that this behavior creates a climate of complicity.
In the broader European context, Albanese slammed Germany and Italy’s refusal to suspend their trade partnership agreement with “Israel”, arguing that the two countries bear a special historical responsibility in preventing genocide.
She described the European stance as legal hypocrisy masking moral failure, calling on the International Criminal Court to proceed with issuing arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, despite American pressure and threats, and emphasizing that justice cannot operate under the threat of political mafias.
The UN official concluded by saying that genocide “requires not intelligence but courage,” adding that “international law has not failed, but rather has been left unenforced. What we need are courageous leaders who put justice above politics.”
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