PM Netanyahu must be prosecuted for warfare crimes, the chief of the Podemos get together has stated
Each Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas terrorists must be tried by the Worldwide Felony Court docket (ICC), Spanish politician Ione Belarra stated on Monday. The minister for social rights spoke because the chief of Podemos, a junior associate within the ruling coalition.
“Israel is finishing up a deliberate genocide” in Gaza by leaving tons of of 1000’s of Palestinians with out water, meals, and electrical energy, Belarra claimed, describing this as a critical breach of worldwide regulation and a attainable warfare crime.
She additionally accused Israel of “unspeakable hypocrisy” for what she described as utilizing the horrific murders of civilians by Hamas to justify its personal atrocities, each typically and in opposition to Gaza particularly.
We ask our associate that, because the Authorities of Spain, we convey Netanyahu earlier than the Worldwide Felony Court docket for warfare crimes. Right here is my official assertion 👇 pic.twitter.com/Wuu8nnKfVp
— Ione Belarra (@ionebelarra) October 16, 2023
In a five-minute video message broadcast on social media, Belarra accused Netanyahu’s authorities of “apartheid and occupation” of the Palestinians, inspired and enabled by the US and the EU.
Talking on behalf of her get together, Belarra demanded the speedy opening of a humanitarian hall, by which civilians may depart Gaza to security, whereas support and rescue crews get in to take care of the results of Israeli bombing.
Podemos will formally request its coalition associate, PM Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Occasion, to petition the ICC to analyze each Hamas and Netanyahu for warfare crimes, she added.
Belarra additionally demanded the EU cease “enabling” Netanyahu and stress Israel into stopping the bombing of Gaza by means of an arms embargo, focused sanctions, or different means. The bloc wants to make use of all diplomatic means to deal with the basis explanation for the battle, which she described as “Israel’s occupation and apartheid of Palestine.”
The Spanish politician urged the EU to cease “blindly following” the US, which she accused of responding to the “lack of its hegemony” with belligerence, each in Israel and in Ukraine. Neither is a battle the EU must be concerned in, Belarra argued.
On behalf of Podemos, Belarra referred to as on the residents of Spain and different EU international locations to “mobilize and set up within the streets” to finish the blockade of Gaza. She condemned the bans in a number of international locations on pro-Palestinian demonstrations as a crackdown on free speech and human rights underneath the stress of the “far-right authorities of Israel” and its backers in Washington.
Hamas launched a shock assault on Israeli navy bases and villages close to Gaza on October 7, killing over 1,300 Israelis. Netanyahu’s authorities has declared “warfare” on the Palestinian group and vowed to “dismantle” it.
Belarra has been the minister for social rights since March 2021. Podemos has 5 seats within the 350-member Congress of Deputies, however is a part of the Sumar coalition that’s the junior associate of Sanchez’s Socialists. The Sanchez cupboard is presently within the caretaker capability, for the reason that July elections resulted in a hung parliament, with no coalition capable of set up a majority.
