EU Watchdog Radio Episode 5: Inaction kills - The EU, Gaza, and the arms industry

Inaction kills - The EU, Gaza, and the arms industry

New episode of EU Watchdog Radio

On 28 October, South Africa submitted a detailed memorial against Israel to the International Court of Justice, seeking to establish that Israel's military actions in Gaza amount to genoc1de. Marcella Via talks about it with Niamh Ni Bhriain from the Transnational Institute (TNI) and Bram Vranken from Corporate Europe Observatory.

On Monday 28 October, South Africa submitted a detailed memorial against Israel to the International Court of Justice, seeking to establish that Israel's military actions in Gaza amount to genoc1de. 

Unsurprisingly, it was South Africa, a country from the Global South with a past marked by colonisation and brutal apartheid, that stood up against Israel. South Africa was supported by countries such as Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Namibia, the Maldives, Malaysia... but what about the EU?

In this episode speak about the EU’s complicity in the genoc1de in Gaza and the role of the arms industry.

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