The MEP of the Commons Jaume Asens denounced this morning the firing of tear gas and deafening bullets by the Israeli army against the international delegation currently in Nablus (West Bank).
As he himself reported in his account of former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colauwere attacked while accompanying Palestinians to the olive harvest. “A fairly tense situation has arisen,” Asens said in a video, explaining that the presence of the international delegation was meant to be a “deterrent” against attempts by the army and settlers to prevent the harvest of crops. olives in this region. region. The Israelis, “without respecting international legality, launched tear gas and deafening bullets“, explained the purple leader.
As the House of Commons reported yesterday in a press release, the mayor of Barcelona between 2015 and 2023 and MEP Asens, member of the Palestine Commission, are part of a “international emergency mission observe systematic violations of international law and call for an end to genocide.
‼️The Israeli army fired tear gas at our human rights delegation as we accompanied Palestinians to the olive harvest. pic.twitter.com/f6YfcbQGCX
– Jaume Asens (@Jaumeasens) October 29, 2024
Asens and Colau entered Palestinian territory yesterday as part of an international delegation coordinated by the Progressive Internationalthe National Lawyers Guild of the United States and the International Democratic Lawyers Association.
According to the Commons note, the presence of at least two MPs confers diplomatic immunity to a delegation which “aims to denounce the system human rights violations“, as well as demanding the full and immediate arms embargo by the European Union and the United States against Israel, so that ongoing “apartheid” and genocide can be effectively stopped.”
In an interview with Ser Catalunya at the time of the attack, the Commons MEP accused the government of being complicit with Israel and demanded an explanation from Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska after learning that the department had made a purchase of twelve million balls to an Israeli company for almost seven million euros: “It’s alarming and I think it requires an explanation.”
“Not only do they remain passive, but I think they are complicit because they continue to support the army, politically and economically. Netanyahu Government“, he argued about Western governments, among which he includes the coalition government, the government of the Generalitat or the Barcelona City Hall.
Last April, Asens and Colau participated in the failed attempt to reach Gaza aboard a ship with humanitarian aid for the civilian population.
