Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said that he asked European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to apply the same “legal, moral grounds” for its support of Ukraine to “define its stand on Israel’s war crimes.” “Israel crossed every legal, ethical (and) humanitarian red line in its barbaric war on Gazans,” Safadi said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Message to the region: Identity of aggressor & victim determines applicability of Int’l law.”
Quick Read
- Jordan’s Call for EU Action Against Israel:
- Ayman Safadi’s Request: Asked EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell for similar support against Israel’s actions as shown for Ukraine.
- War Crimes Allegations: Claims Israel committed war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank, similar to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- Comparison with Ukraine Support:
- Legal and Moral Grounds: Urges the EU to apply the same legal and moral principles to Israel as to Ukraine.
- Selective Application of International Law: Criticizes perceived inconsistency in enforcing international law.
- Allegations of Israeli Aggression:
- War Crimes Accusations: Israel accused of crossing humanitarian, moral, and legal boundaries to the point of genocide.
- Lack of International Response: Criticizes the UN Security Council and the EU for not demanding a ceasefire or holding Israel accountable.
- International Law and Accountability:
- Double Standards: Suggests that the identities of the aggressor and victim influence the application of international law.
- Israel’s Position: Implies Israel is seen as above international law and accountability.
- Warnings of Long-Term Impact:
- International System at Risk: Believes failure to act against Israel will have lasting consequences on the global system.
The Associated Press has the story:
Jordan’s FM calls for support against Israel’s crimes like support for Ukraine
Newslooks- BEIRUT (AP)
Jordan’s foreign minister has called on Europe to show the same level of support against Israel’s war crimes as has been shown in backing Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. Ayman Al-Safadi made his call in a telephone call with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell.
“The EU needs to take a direct position on Israel’s war crimes, based on the same legal principles and system of human values on which it built its arguments to mobilise international support for its position regarding the Ukrainian crisis,” insisted Al-Safadi. “The international community’s failure to demand an end to the war crimes committed by Israel [against the Palestinians] and establishing the basis for holding its officials legally and politically accountable represents a cover for its aggression and exposes the reality of selectivity in the application of international law.”
Al-Safadi said that Israel has committed all sorts of war crimes, crossed all humanitarian and moral red lines and violated all legal texts in its “barbaric aggression” to the point of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. “Despite this, neither the UN Security Council nor the European Union requested a ceasefire which is the minimum to be done out of their legal and moral responsibilities.”
The Jordanian minister warned that this international failure to assume humanitarian and legal responsibilities in the face of the Israeli war crimes sends the message that the identities of the victim and the perpetrator are the standard according to which international law and humanitarian principles are applied. Israel, he noted, appears to be above international law and above accountability. “The repercussions of this failure will haunt the international system for a long time.”
