The Member of the European Parliament for the Sinn Féin party, Chris McManus, described the European positions on holding Israel accountable and the latter’s trial in the International Criminal Court (ICC) as late and suppresses Palestinians of justice. McManus explained that the European Union (EU) followed a “discriminating” approach to sanction mechanisms, noting that the EU had imposed embargoes on many countries for possible human rights violations, while Israel had been completely spared from punishment, and that the basis of sanctions is used as a form of a political instrument against rivals, rather than aiding oppressed nations. McManus concluded by stressing the Irish Government to use its new position in the Security Council, as well as its European Council one, to defend the rights of the Palestinian people in their pursuit of justice. For further details, click here