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Thursday, September 4, 2025
Israel says top EU official ‘mouthpiece for Hamas’ after ‘genocide’ comments
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael slams remarks made by European Commission vice president Teresa Ribera in which she called the war in Gaza a “genocide,” accusing her of being a “mouthpiece for Hamas propaganda.”
“We strongly condemn the baseless allegations made by the Executive Vice President of the European Commission,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein writes on X.
“Instead of parroting the ‘genocide’ blood libel spread by Hamas, Ribera should have called for the release of all hostages and for Hamas to lay down its arms so that the war can end.”
We strongly condemn the baseless allegations made by the Executive Vice President of the European Commission, @Teresaribera.
By doing so, Ribera has made herself a mouthpiece for Hamas propaganda.
Instead of parroting the “genocide” blood libel spread by Hamas, Ribera should… pic.twitter.com/AkczI1CjxA— Oren Marmorstein (@OrenMarmorstein) September 4, 2025
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