Former EU top diplomat Borrell accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza

The European Union’s former foreign policy chief accuses Israel of “genocide” during the war against Hamas in Gaza.

“We’re facing the largest ethnic cleansing operation since the end of the second world war in order to create a splendid holiday destination once all the millions of tons of rubble have been cleared from Gaza and the Palestinians have died or gone away,” Joesp Borrell says, in apparent reference to US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a Middle Eastern “Riveria.”

“Three times more explosive power has been dropped on Gaza than was used in the Hiroshima bomb,” he continues, according to the Guardian. “And for months now, nothing has been getting into Gaza. Nothing: no water, no food, no electricity, no fuel, no medical services. That’s what [Benjamin] Netanyau’s ministers have said and it’s what they’ve done.”

“We all know what’s going on there, and we’ve all heard the objectives stated by Netanyau’s ministers​, which are clear declarations of genocidal intent. Seldom have I heard the leader of a state so clearly outline a plan that fits the legal definition of genocide.”