Carl Bildt (Sweden): “now it has to end”
(B2) Carl Bildt, Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs - who will preside over the European Union in the second half of 2 - has just expressed it sharply. In any case more clearly and stronger than the current EU Presidency. "Now it's over“he estimates on his blog.
I quote a few excerpts:With the dogged pursuit of its military operations in Gaza, Israel threatens to quickly lose the last vestiges of agreement we had, after all, when it began its military response to the Hamas rocket attacks. Today's attack on the UNRWA headquarters in the Gaza Strip is certainly a mistake. But the most serious thing about this war are all these 'errors' with all the casualties and all the bitterness thus created". "There are already more than a thousand people killed - and only a small part of them. they can be described as involved in the military activities of Hamas! A war operation, where the majority of those killed are innocent civilians, (loses) quickly once the legitimacy it might have had."
It seems, adds the Minister, that "Hamas is now ready to accept arrangements which are close to those which we discussed with the EU Troika at the beginning of last week and which have since been the subject of negotiations, mainly in Egypt. Now is high time for Israel to comply with the demands of the United Nations Security Council for a ceasefire." "If this continues, we risk innocent lives, or that 'mistakes' like today's attack on the UN headquarters will happen again and cause even more damage to Israel through the possibilities of peace. long-term". (unofficial translation)
NB: I would have liked the Czech presidency of the EU to hold this language instead of wasting time in a few useless quibbles around the freedom of art. Art is not threatened today in Europe. Peace on the other hand in the Middle East, and eventually in Europe. Because we will no longer be able to deny the risks of "importation" of this conflict which maintains the dregs of extremism.
