More than 800 European and American officials issued a joint statement criticizing the West’s policy on Palestine and Israel.

　　China News Service, Beijing, February 3. According to a CNN report on the 2nd, more than 800 officials from the United States and European countries issued a joint statement that day, severely criticizing the West's policies towards Israel and the Gaza Strip. Accusing their governments of possible "complicity in war crimes".

　　The officials accused their governments of failing to hold Israel to the same standards as other countries and of undermining their own "moral standing" in the world, the report said. "Our government's policies have the potential to result in serious violations of international humanitarian law, war crimes, and even ethnic cleansing or genocide," the statement said.

　　The statement, which did not name the signatories, said it was "coordinated" by EU institutions, civil servants in the Netherlands and the United States, and endorsed by civil servants in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

　　Sources said the signatories include about 80 U.S. officials and diplomats. A senior U.S. official involved in the signing said the statement "shows the deep concern, anger and fear that we are all witnessing." The signatories were motivated by their shared experience of having their concerns ignored by the government. The official added that the International Court of Justice's ruling in a case against Israel for committing "genocide" confirmed the signatories' concerns.

　　According to reports, the statement was released about a week before the United Nations International Court of Justice issued a ruling on South Africa's accusation that Israel committed "genocide" in the Gaza Strip. The court found that the charges against Israel were consistent with the provisions of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and that some of the rights sought by South Africa were justified, and ordered Israel to "take all measures" to limit, prevent and punish the death and destruction caused by its military operations. inciting genocide and ensuring access to humanitarian aid. (over)