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Originally Posted by blankall

I fail to see how any of that equates to genocide. In fact, both would likely be extremely positive developments for the people of Gaza, that would end their isolation and promote a stronger economy for them. I guess anything that changes their current situation of a locked in people who have no choice but to invade Israel is bad?

Of course you would see creating for them their own Robben Island a "positive development".

Here's another alternative. A two state solution which many attendees yesterday thought was going to be a focal point of discussion as well as the ongoing slaughter, maiming and starvation of innocents.

What The EU and the world learned yesterday for the umpteenth time was that when it comes to having a conversation re addressing genocide, ethnic cleansing and the overall welfare of the people of Gaza Israel doesn't want to engage. It is would rather deliberately waste time by talking such nonsense as railway tracks to India.

And they're stating now that if Israel doesn't want to be part of the solution then they will move on.

One of the EU’s most senior diplomats has criticised the Israeli foreign minister for not properly engaging with a summit in Brussels designed to pave the way for a peace plan in the Middle East.

Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, told reporters Israel Katz had come to the meeting to present plans for an artificial island off the coast of Gaza and a railway to India, concepts that had nothing to do with the peace talks.

Borrell said: “We had had the pleasure of watching two very interesting videos, one about an artificial island project to serve as a port … and another one about a project to build a railroad line linking the Middle East with India, which also seemed to us to be very interesting.

“I think the minister could have made better use of his time to worry about the security of his country and the high number of deaths in the Middle East and the high death toll in Gaza.”

The EU foreign policy chief has said he is determined to pursue a two-state solution in the Middle East, whether Israel is ready to participate or not.

"Peace is a very general objective, nobody would say they are against peace; in our view we should stop talking about peace in the Middle East but talk about specifics, about the two-state solution,” he said. “If Israel does not want the solution, it is going to be difficult for them to take part … but it does not stop others taking part.”

His remarks came a day after the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, reaffirmed a hard line against the establishment of any Palestinian state on the grounds it would pose “an existential danger” to Israel.

Alluding to Israel’s stated objective of annihilating Hamas in its three-month-old war in the Gaza Strip, Borrell told reporters: “What are the other solutions they have in mind? Make all the Palestinians leave? Kill all of them? … The way they are destroying Hamas is not the way to do it. They are sealing the hate for generations.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...in-middle-east