{"id":429867,"date":"2025-06-17T13:44:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2025\/06\/17\/re-giordania-critica-israele-ue-gaza\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T13:28:49","slug":"the-king-of-jordan-criticizes-israel-and-presses-the-eu-a-shameful-version-of-humanity-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2025\/06\/17\/the-king-of-jordan-criticizes-israel-and-presses-the-eu-a-shameful-version-of-humanity-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"The King of Jordan criticizes Israel and presses the EU: ‘A shameful version of humanity in Gaza’"},"content":{"rendered":"

from the correspondent in Strasbourg<\/em> – “A shameful version of our humanity is unfolding before our eyes in real-time<\/strong>, and our global values are unravelling at a shocking pace, with devastating consequences.\u00a0Nowhere is that clearer than in Gaza.<\/strong>” Jordan’s King Abdullah II sinks the blow against Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israeli government. He addresses the House of the European Parliament to talk about an ally now regarded as “former,” no longer sustainable in the way it is increasingly conducting its fight against Hamas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0“What is happening in Gaza today defies international law, moral standards, and our common values<\/strong>,” the Arab state ruler said.<\/span><\/span> “And we are witnessing transgression after transgression in the West Bank, with the situation worsening by the day.” In this, Abdullah II calls on the European Parliament and the EU that it\u00a0represents to take a clear position. “If our global community fails to act decisively, we become complicit <\/strong>in rewriting what it means to be human,” he says, referring to European wavering. “If Israeli bulldozers continue to illegally demolish Palestinian homes, olive groves, and infrastructure, so too will they flatten the guardrails that define moral conduct.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The King of Jordan tries to shake the European Parliament, which comprises\u00a0parliamentarians from different states, some of which still do not recognize Palestine as a state<\/a>. It is to them that he speaks when he says that “Palestinians, like all people, deserve the rights to freedom, sovereignty, and, yes, statehood<\/strong>.<\/strong>“<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jordan’s King Abdullah II in the European Parliament [Strasbourg, June 17,\u00a0 2025]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n

Abdullah II does not go into the merits of the military operations against the Islamic Republic, limiting himself to recalling the implications in terms of instability and uncertainty that a widening of the conflict in the region may have. He insists on the situation in Gaza to hold the Israeli government accountable: “Think back to 2023\u2014the first Israeli attacks and raids on a hospital in Gaza sparked global shock and outrage. Since then, the World Health Organization<\/a> has documented nearly 700 attacks on Gaza\u2019s healthcare facilities<\/strong>.” Then came the jab at the European Parliament: “How is it that what was considered an atrocity just 20 months ago is now so commonplace it barely registers?”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span>The King of Jordan calls on Europe to change pace. He leaves the reflection and the burden of choice to the Union. “This year is likely to be a time of pivotal decisions<\/strong> for our entire world,” he scolds.<\/span><\/span> In this sense, “Europe’s leadership will be vital in choosing the right course.<\/strong>“<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Arab ruler’s decisive intervention ends up animating the debate in the House. On one side there were the socialists, greens, and the radical left, determined to call for a hard line against the government in Tel Aviv, opposed by the popular, conservative, and sovereignists, on the side of the Jewish state, while the liberals hesitated. “We are asking the EU Commission to verify\u00a0whether there has been a violation of\u00a0Article 2 of the EU-Israel Treaty of Association<\/a><\/strong> because there are elements that would suggest so,” punctuates Re’s president, Valerie Hayer.<\/strong> “<\/strong>If indeed it has not been respected, then there will be a need to suspend it and also consider embargoes.”<\/p>\n

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La guerra di Israele contro l\u2019Iran mette in ombra la catastrofe di Gaza<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n