Hundreds of European and American officials have signed a letter to their governments denouncing Israel’s war on Gaza as “one of the worst human catastrophes of this century”.
The statement – titled It Is Our Duty To Speak Out When Our Governments’ Policies Are Wrong – denounced policies that “weaken” their nations’ “moral standing” in the world.
“Israel has shown no boundaries in its military operations in Gaza, which has resulted in tens of thousands of preventable civilian deaths, and the deliberate blocking of aid by Israel has led to a humanitarian catastrophe, putting thousands of civilians at risk of starvation and slow death,” it said.
“Our governments have provided the Israeli military operation with public, diplomatic and military support. … This support has been given without real conditions or accountability and when faced with humanitarian catastrophe our governments have failed to call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to blockages of necessary food/water/medicine in Gaza.” US and European officials letter
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Source: AlJazeera
