Times of Israel blog: When Human Rights Are Used to Harm Israel: Selective Outrage in The Hague

In early May, Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp — formerly ambassador to Israel — sent a letter to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urging a formal review of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. In it, he accused Israel of violating international humanitarian law, questioned its intentions in Gaza, and warned that the EU-Israel relationship may no longer be tenable under Article 2 of the Association Agreement. Continue