European lawmaker urges US, EU to demand immediate, permeant cease-fire in Gaza

ATHENS

Prominent left-wing European lawmaker from Ireland, Clare Daly, urged the US and the EU on Friday to demand an immediate and permanent cease-fire in the Gaza Strip which Israel has been relentlessly attacking since Oct.7.

“International law has spoken. Strong nearly unanimous judgment that South Africa's case is plausible & goes forward. Israel's contemptuous arguments thrown out,” she wrote on X about the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) provisional ruling regarding South Africa’s genocide case against Israel.

“Viva South Africa! Viva Palestine!,” she added, stressing that the cease-fire should be permanent and unconditional.

Meanwhile, renowned British rock musician and activist Roger Waters repeated his call for an immediate cease-fire via a video on X.

In reference to the ICJ ruling, he said: “15-2, 16-1. Really, really going in the right direction. But, ceasefire now!”

Prominent climate activist Greta Thunberg shared a picture on X that showed her holding a banner that read: “Palestine Will Be Free,” while waiting for the ruling to be delivered outside the ICJ in the Hague.

“Israel - as well as those who support Israel’s brutal attacks and occupation - must be held accountable for their actions. We cannot remain silent during a genocide,” she said.

The International Court of Justice on Friday ordered Israel to take "all measures within its power" to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza, where it has killed more than 26,000 people since an Oct. 7 incursion by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, but fell short of calling for an immediate cease-fire.

South Africa, which brought the case, had asked the court for provisional measures against Israel.