EU Lawmakers Condemn Treatment of Gaza Flotilla Activists

2026-05-23 03:05:30

(MENAFN) Members of the European Parliament have criticized Israel over the reported treatment of activists detained from the Global Sumud Flotilla, after Israeli forces intercepted the vessels in international waters earlier this week, according to reports.

Belgian MEP Marc Botenga said European nationals were first intercepted at sea and then allegedly subjected to abuse, physical violence, and humiliation.

“If it were Russia, Europe would already be on a war footing. But it’s Israel. So people downplay it, talk about an isolated minister, and maintain the partnership with the aggressor state,” he wrote on social media platform X.

French-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan also condemned the situation, arguing that Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir represents broader structural issues within the state rather than acting as an isolated figure. She said he is not “the cause of evil, but the expression of a colonial state that made him possible.”

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