European lawmaker calls EU foreign policy chief 'silencer at end of gun barrel' for bloc's Mideast stance

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A Polish member of the European Parliament targeted the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Tuesday with accusations of being "a silencer at the end of the gun barrel" for the bloc's stance on US-Israel attacks against Iran.

Grzegorz Braun described Kallas' office as "unnecessary and useless," at a meeting of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee.

"Where is the gun, the weapon? It's the US Navy and Air Force. Who's the gun holder? Who's the perpetrator, the aggressor? It's the Jews, Israel and Jewish diaspora all over. And you, madam, you are merely the silencer, the silencer at the end of the gun barrel," he said.

"This is everything you do here, to hush, to stop me right now, and all the world, all Europe for the truth not to be spoken," he added.

The exchange took place during a session in which Kallas had addressed members of the committee and responded to questions on the EU's foreign policy priorities, and recent geopolitical developments.

Kallas did not respond to Braun's statement, but David McAllister, chair of the committee, interrupted him and accused the lawmaker of being "antisemitic."

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Grzegorz Braun described Kallas' office as "unnecessary and useless," at a meeting of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee.

"This is everything you do here, to hush, to stop me right now, and all the world, all Europe for the truth not to be spoken," he added.

The exchange took place during a session in which Kallas had addressed members of the committee and responded to questions on the EU's foreign policy priorities, and recent geopolitical developments.

Kallas did not respond to Braun's statement, but David McAllister, chair of the committee, interrupted him and accused the lawmaker of being "antisemitic."