I have attempted to put Ursula von der Leyen under citizen’s arrest for aiding the Gaza genocide.
My attempt was made as the European Commission’s president began her speech to a conference on strengthening the weapons industry.
Aiding and abetting genocide is a very serious matter.
The 1948 Genocide Convention places an obligation on governments around the world to prevent and punish that crime.
All 27 countries in the EU have signed and ratified that convention. On paper, the EU regards the prevention of genocide as an “integral part” of its foreign policy.
Von der Leyen reneged on that commitment when she visited top-level Israeli figures in the early stages of the Gaza genocide.
On 13 October, she told Isaac Herzog, Israel’s president, that “we stand by you.” …more
