Barry Andrews calls on other EU states to join Ireland in intervening in South Africa’s case
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen: accused of staying silent on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt/BloombergA Fianna Fáil MEP has accused European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen of being “silent” on the genocide claims facing Israel in a top UN court.Ireland is expected to intervene to emphasise the importance of protecting civilians once the main case has been filed.
At the panel discussion, academics said that the interim orders issued in January and March trigger, at the very least, obligations to prevent a genocide. “The EU has some exclusive competences to elaborate policies, mainly in trade, in scientific cooperation, and I’m referring mainly here to the participation of Israel to some scientific programmes and even to the Galileo programme,” he said.
“I’d really like to urge all policymakers and distinguished guests present today to think about the measures to be taken that are effective, ethical and legal,” she said. “I do not think that a military intervention, yet another belligerent using force on this tiny, exhausted strip of land, is the way forward.
Mr Andrews said EU “double standards” – comparing its response to ICJ provisional measures for Ukraine and for Gaza – had been “well illustrated”.
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