A delegation of the European Left Party (EL), with president and lead candidate for the 2024 European Elections, Walter Baier, and Inger Johansen, Anna Camposampiero and Piera Muccigrosso travelled last weekend to Israel and Palestine to get a better understanding of the situation and to show solidarity with those forces who are in favor of peace in the region.
The delegation of the European Left Party met with Hadash MKs Aida Touma-Sliman and Ofer Cassif at the Knesset in Jerusalem (Photo: European Left Party)
The delegation met with Palestinian and Israeli forces and actors, among others, with Rawhi Fattouh from the Palestinian National Authority, Adam Bouloukos, the Director of UNRWA Affairs in the occupied West Bank, and two leading members of the Communist Party of Israel, MKs Ofer Cassif and Aida Touma-Sliman (Hadash) at the Knesset in Jerusalem. In these meetings the EL delegation could sense how dramatic the situation is, not only in Gaza but also in the West Bank, and what are the next steps for achieving a lasting peace in the region.
“We have seen that the situation in Palestine is dramatic from a humanitarian point of view, not only in Gaza but also in the West Bank,” declared Baier. “We at the European Left reiterate our position: ceasefire, release of hostages, and an immediate end to the massacres aiming at establishing a two-state solution along the lines of the UN resolutions – securing the rights of the Palestinian people to their own state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and with the right of return for the Palestinian refugees. The recognition of the Palestinian state by some European countries is a first step, but there is an urgent need for action from the European Union, with the establishment of sanctions towards the Israeli government to stop the massacres in Gaza.”
“We discussed the ongoing devastation in Gaza and the bloodshed perpetuated by the Israeli far-right government policies. We emphasized the urgent need to stop the war, free hostages end the occupation, and to establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel,” MK Touma-Sliman said.
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