The EU's former foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has accused his previous boss Ursula von der Leyen, and other EU leaders, of complicity in the "genocide of Palestinians" by Israel in Gaza.
"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. This is unfortunately the case with the leaders of the European Union and those of its member states," Borrell wrote in an op-ed published in left-wing British newspaper The Guardian on Friday.
"The leaders of the EU and its member states will probably be called to account in the future for their complicity in the crimes against humanity committed by [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s government," he wrote.
The 78-year-old Spanish socialist, who held his EU role between 2019 and 2024, said that European leaders have a legal duty to cancel the EU-Israel Association Agreement, citing Israel’s breach of its humanitarian obligations in Gaza.
The agreement is a legal framework that gives Israel perks on trade, visas and research collaboration.
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