Joint letter by 5 former European foreign ministers today in LeMonde_EN "We see no alternative but to acknowledge that #Israel’s policies & practices against the #Palestinians living in the #WestBank, East #Jerusalem & #Gaza amount to the crime of #apartheid"

As the world is watching in horror events unfolding in Ukraine, conversation around the urgency of protecting a rules-based global order is dominating political and public discourse. The international community has rallied behind multilateralism and the need to adhere to international law and protect human rights. Indeed, it is the only way forward in an increasingly polarized global landscape.

At the same time, we are reminded how the international community has too often remained silent and failed to act in the face of grave violations of international law and impunity for serious abuses in other contexts. Safeguarding the international legal order means applying principles uniformly and consistently.

The same standards and commitment to protecting Ukrainian civilian population and demanding accountability for Russia’s international law violations should be applied globally, including to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

#Politocs #Palestine
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2022/10/27/israel-s-actions-against-palestinians-must-be-recognized-as-equivalent-to-the-crime-of-apartheid_6001963_23.html