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In an open letter, Gaza-based political analyst Haidar Eid insists the EU commission president should apologise for the blatant racism in a recent speech celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Israeli regime
Israel "made the desert bloom". "Your freedom is our freedom".
— Hugh Lovatt (@h_lovatt) April 26, 2023
Celebrating the EU-Israel relation is one thing. But airbrushing the Palestinians and 50+ years of occupation out of existence as Von der Leyen is doing here in this video is deeply painful to watch. https://t.co/fqyrZgIL81
Disgraceful colonial mindset parroting zionist propaganda about making the desert bloom. Palestinians were making it bloom well before Israel existed & the Nabateans were doing it 1000s of years ago. To call Israel a vibrant democracy as it maintains a system of aparthied.... https://t.co/MqKEenkdNb
— Chris Doyle (@Doylech) April 26, 2023
In February @hrw wrote in @euobs that the EU has "buried its head in the sand over Israel's apartheid." It's only dug down deeper since. The EU needs to get its head of the sand, recognize the reality of apartheid & take the actions that a situation this grave warrants. #Israel75 https://t.co/mmvHekSWIa
— Omar Shakir (@OmarSShakir) April 26, 2023
Let's break down this repulsive message from Ursula von der Leyen, word by word. https://t.co/vqW1TD7iI1
— Jehad Abusalim جهاد أبو سليم (@JehadAbusalim) April 26, 2023