EU lawmaker criticises plan to sanction Israel over stolen Ukrainian grain, but not for Gaza
Marc Botenga, a member of the European Parliament from Belgium, has questioned why the European Union is considering sanctioning Israel for trading in Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia but not for committing genocide in Gaza.
“Not for genocide. Not for war crimes. Not for occupation. Not for colonisation. Not for invasion. Not for torture,” Botenga wrote in a post on social media.
“But for trading stolen grain, maybe.”
Germany and Italy recently blocked a bid led by Spain, Slovenia, and Ireland to suspend a key EU trade pact with Israel over rights violations in Palestine and Lebanon.
EU lawmaker criticises plan to sanction Israel over stolen Ukrainian grain, but not for Gaza
Marc Botenga, a member of the European Parliament from Belgium, has questioned why the European Union is considering sanctioning Israel for trading in Ukrainian grain stolen by Russia but not for committing genocide in Gaza.
“Not for genocide. Not for war crimes. Not for occupation. Not for colonisation. Not for invasion. Not for torture,” Botenga wrote in a post on social media.
“But for trading stolen grain, maybe.”
Germany and Italy recently blocked a bid led by Spain, Slovenia, and Ireland to suspend a key EU trade pact with Israel over rights violations in Palestine and Lebanon.