Israel denies EU delegation entry to to Palestine
MEMO | May 23, 2022
A European Parliament delegation cancelled a trip to the occupied Palestinian territories yesterday after the group’s chairperson, Manu Pineda, was denied entry to Israel, reported Wafa news agency.
The Spanish member of the European Parliament and chair of the parliament’s delegation for relations with Palestine was scheduled to travel to the occupied Palestinian territories with a group of European lawmakers to review the situation on the ground following the assassination of Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh.
However, at late notice the group was informed that the mission would not be able to go ahead as planned due to what has been described as a “unilateral decision” taken by Israeli authorities.
“Israel is blocking the work of the European Parliament,” said Pineda, adding that the delegation had also been denied access to the besieged Gaza Strip.
He shared the letter that the Israeli Foreign Ministry, which states occupation forces “cannot allow the visit to Gaza of delegations with political affiliation and legislators.”
In response, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, who is currently in Israel to meet President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, said on Twitter, she regretted Israel’s decision to refuse entry to Pineda and would raise the decision directly with the Israeli authorities during her visit.
“Respect for MEPs and the European Parliament is essential for good relations,” she said.
Pineda thanked Metsola for her remarks and called on her to “apply reciprocity in our institution until the decision is reversed.”
“It is important that we are united to defend the European Parliament,” he said.
The European Parliament’s delegation for relations with Palestine has 18 members and informs the European Union legislature about political, economic and human rights developments in the occupied territories.
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“Respect for MEPs and the European Parliament is essential for good relations,” she said.
While Israel has the total unreserved backing of “The Most Powerful Nation on Earth” it can “thumb its nose” at anyone/everyone.
Israel is a renegade country with “Enormous” backing by the USA, and it can, and does, treat the rest of the World with contempt.(And, quite frankly, it treats the USA with contempt as well), and the USA lays down on the ground, in the face of Israel……..I should think that the USA has more pride in itself than that. Weird huh?
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Noted with gut-wrenching disgust and outright hatred. The psychotically criminal Zionist terror-state is quite enough to give even the strongest constitution, individual or institution, acid reflux.
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….Sad….The American people deserve better…..
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