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EU Leaders ‘Complicit’ in Gaza Genocide, Says Josep Borrell – Urges Israel Sanctions
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Those who do not act to stop this genocide and these violations of international law, even though they have the power to do so, are complicit in them.” Former EU […]
‘US Mercenaries’ Killed 550 Starving Palestinians in Gaza – Former EU Chief
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Borrell’s condemnation comes amid growing calls for the US-backed Israeli aid scheme under the auspices of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to be shut down, with one UN official describing the […]
Borrell: Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza with Weapons Supplied by Europe
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell accused Israel of genocide in Gaza and condemned the EU for failing to use its leverage to stop the atrocities. Former EU foreign […]
‘Global Justice’ – Outgoing EU Chief Borrell’s Statements on Israel, Gaza Genocide
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The tenure of the European Commission’s Vice President and Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell is soon to conclude. Spanish-born Borrell took office on December 1, 2019, succeeding Federica Mogherini, the […]
‘No Pick and Choose’ – EU Chief Says Member States Obliged to Implement ICC Decisions
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “Its decisions are legally binding: there is no pick & choose. Threats against it are unacceptable, incl. from (the) US Senate.” European Union member states were obliged to carry out […]
Borrell Urges ‘Pressure’ – EU Ministers to Discuss Pausing Dialogue with Israel
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “After a year of unheeded pleas about the situation in Gaza, we cannot continue with business as usual.” EU foreign ministers are to discuss pausing the bloc’s political dialogue with […]
‘Legal Responsibility’ – EU’s Josep Borrell Urges World Leaders to End Gaza’s ‘Human Tragedy’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “By signing the Geneva Conventions, signatories have a legal responsibility to ensure adherence to international law by all parties involved.” EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell has added his voice […]
Trip Canceled – EU Chief Will Not Visit Israel as Permit Refused
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The top European diplomat told Israel’s ambassador to the EU, Haim Regev, that he decided to cancel his visit to Israel after Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz refused to permit […]
‘Human-Made Tragedy’ – Borrell Says Gaza’s Future Concerns All Middle East
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “What is happening just on the other side of this wall is not a crisis created by nature. It is a human-made crisis. A human-made tragedy” – Josep Borrell. The […]
Israel Refuses to Receive Josep Borrell as EU Considers Sanctions on Ministers
On August 29, prior to an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Borrell announced that he had taken steps to impose sanctions on Israeli ministers. Tel Aviv informed the European Union’s foreign policy […]
‘Completely Unacceptable’ – EU Chief Slams Israeli FM’s Call to Displace Palestinians in West Bank
By Nurah Tape – The Palestine Chronicle The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has slammed the call by Israel’s foreign minister to displace Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as “completely unacceptable”. Addressing reporters […]
‘Incitement to War Crimes’ – EU’s Borrell Attacks Israeli Minister
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Earlier on Sunday, Ben-Gvir said on X that the transfer of humanitarian aid and fuel should be stopped “until all our abductees are returned home.” The EU’s foreign policy chief […]
‘No End in Sight’ – EU Concerned over Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “We recall that targeting critical life-saving infrastructure constitutes a war crime and urge all parties to take all feasible precautions to avoid harm to civilians, humanitarian workers, and critical civilian […]
EU’s Borell: ‘UNRWA is Not a Terrorist Organization’
Borell also said that the EU, along with other international donors, will continue to support and fund UNRWA. EU Foreign Policy chief, Josep Borrell, on Monday, reiterated the bloc’s rejection of labeling the UN Agency […]
Borrel Says Kyiv and Israel Support are Not the Same – This is His Logic
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Borrell’s statement at a press briefing after the meeting of EU foreign ministers on Tuesday comes after the US, UK and France said they cooperated with the Israeli military to […]
‘Von Der Leyen’s Trip to Israel had High Cost for Europe’ – Borrell
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Josep Borrell, the EU Foreign Affairs Chief, has reportedly criticized the EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen’s trip to Israel saying she represents no one else in a matter […]
‘Inflammatory, Breach of International Law’ – EU’s Borrell Slams Settler Expansion
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, warns that Israel’s announcement to build 3,300 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank is “inflammatory and dangerous.” EU foreign policy chief […]
Europe’s Moral Crisis: Is the EU a Direct Partner in the Israeli Genocide in Gaza?
By Ramzy Baroud This is not a simple case of Western double standards. Israel sees Europe as a lackey, though Europe, collectively, carries significant economic weight. Europe stayed silent when Israel began pounding the […]
‘Appalling Lack of Distinction’ – Top EU Official Slams Israel’s Actions in Gaza
EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has condemned what he described as Israel’s indiscriminate targeting of civilians in Gaza in a post to social media on Monday, declaring an urgent need for a “humanitarian pause.” […]
Why Borrell, Others are Now Calling for a Palestinian State – ANALYSIS
By Palestine Chronicle Editors Suddenly, the two-state solution is returning to the political discourse on Palestine and Israel, this time with a degree of urgency. For years, the issue, that of a Palestinian state, or […]
‘I am Not a Lawyer’, Yes, I am – Gaza, and the Moral Inconsistencies of EU Foreign Policy Chief
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, is facing backlash over double standards for his comments on the Israeli war on Gaza. […]
EU Foreign Policy Chief Says It is Antisemitic to Accuse Israel of ‘Apartheid’
Accusing Israel of committing the crime of apartheid is antisemitic, the European Union High Representative of Foreign Policy Josep Borrell has said. The claim was made on Friday in a written response to a question […]
EU Will Not Recognize New Jewish Settlements in Jerusalem
The EU on Friday reiterated its call for Israel to halt its plans to expand settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, warning that any new changes to the pre-1967 borders that are not agreed upon […]
The EU is Rewarding Israel for Merely Postponing Violations of International Law
By Ramona Wadi It was not a half-hearted scramble by the EU to get Israel to abide by international law, but rather another maneuver biding time to rekindle suspended diplomatic meetings. Following a meeting of […]
EU Diplomacy is Profitable for Israel, but a Disaster for the Palestinians
By Ramona Wadi Since Israel announced its plan to annex swathes of the occupied West Bank, the EU has only hypothesized on what steps the bloc may take in response. The most prominent of these […]
The EU’s Conditional Aid and Suppression of Palestinian Rights
By Ramona Wadi The European Union’s incoming Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has already signaled a continuation of the bloc’s prevailing politics when it comes to Palestine – preserve the two-state compromise by ensuring funding […]
Israel Disappointed with Appointment of New EU Foreign Minister
Israel Hayom reported, Thursday, that Israel is disappointed with the appointment of Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell as the new EU High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. According to the newspaper, […]
