{"id":146953,"date":"2024-02-06T16:47:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/?p=146953"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:47:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:47:46","slug":"over-800-western-officials-denounce-their-governments-pro-israel-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/over-800-western-officials-denounce-their-governments-pro-israel-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 800 Western Officials Denounce Their Governments’ Pro-Israel Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 800 civil servants from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union released a statement on February 2, criticizing their governments’ support of Israel in its war in Gaza, warning that such policies could be contributing to war crimes and violations of international law.<\/p>\n

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Israeli troops and tanks are stationed along the border with the Gaza Strip on February 2, 2024, as battles continue between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As Israel\u2019s military continues its deadly offensive in Gaza, the officials emphasized that western governments risk being complicit in \u201cone of the worst human catastrophes of this century<\/em>\u201d by failing to hold Israel to the same international humanitarian aid and human rights standards they apply to other countries. The officials say they privately expressed concerns about Israel\u2019s military operations to leaders of their governments and institutions but have been ignored.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur governments\u2019 current policies weaken their moral standing and undermine their ability to stand up for freedom, justice and human rights globally<\/em>,\u201d the statement says. \u201cThere is a plausible risk that our governments\u2019 policies are contributing to grave violations of international humanitarian law, war crimes and even ethnic cleansing or genocide<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement marks the first display of coordinated transatlantic dissent since Israel\u2019s war against Hamas began nearly four months ago, when the Israeli military launched an air and ground operation in Gaza after Hamas fighters killed 1,300 people in southern Israel and took more than 240 hostage. More than 27,000 people in Gaza have been killed and nearly 2 million have been displaced since the war began, according to the health ministry in Gaza and the United Nations.<\/p>\n

The signatories called on their governments to \u201cstop asserting to the public that there is a strategic and defensible rationale behind the Israeli operation and that supporting it is in our countries\u2019 interests.<\/em>\u201d They also urged western governments to halt military support and secure a ceasefire that will increase aid for Palestinians and ensure the release of Israeli hostages captured by Hamas.<\/p>\n

The statement says that it was coordinated by civil servants in European Union institutions, the Netherlands, and the U.S. and was endorsed by civil servants in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The names of the civil servants are not listed, but the effort reveals that the current pro-Israel policies have generated dissent among some who work in government.<\/p>\n

The statement comes a week after the International Court of Justice (ICJ)\u2014the highest court of the United Nations\u2014ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts of genocide in Gaza caused by its military campaign. Israel has denied accusations of genocide in Gaza.<\/p>\n

The signatories to the new letter demanded that Israel comply with the ICJ order. \u201cOur governments have provided the Israeli military operation with public, diplomatic and military support<\/em>,\u201d the statement reads. The officials said they are concerned \u201cthat this support has been given without real conditions or accountability<\/em>\u201d as western governments \u201chave failed to call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to blockages of necessary food \/ water \/ medicine in Gaza<\/em>\u201d in light of the war’s death toll.<\/p>\n

On January 26, The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered its ruling on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel over its war on the Gaza Strip. ICJ has ordered Israel to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza but stopped short of ordering a ceasefire.<\/p>\n

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\nFebruary 6, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

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