"Those that are now calling for action against Yemen are the same ones that never called for action against Israel. Protecting trade routes for some in this chamber is clearly more important than protecting the lives of Palestinians." Marc Botenga from the Workers Party of Belgium speaking at the EU Parliament for Belgium.
[ID: the full transcription:
It is, of course, remarkable, first of all, that those that are now calling for action against Yemen are the same ones that never called for action against Israel. Protecting trade routes for some in this chamber is clearly more important than protecting the lives of Palestinians.
And none of these interventions brought peace or security to the region. Rather, on the contrary, as these attacks were not covered by the Security Council resolution, which spoke about protecting vessels, not about bombing Yemen, this might actually deteriorate the image of Europe and the West in the world further.
What we need is now a critical assessment of this policy and clearly look at the consequences and alternatives. And of course, we need a ceasefire in Palestine as soon as possible." /End ID]
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