Borrell believes that supporting Palestinians is not anti-Semitism

EU Diplomatic Head Josep Borrell He saidthat criticism of the actions of the Israeli government should not be identified with accusations of anti-Semitism due to the fact that "all governments may be the mark of criticism".

"We have achieved the top pogrom of Jews since planet War II and we see how attacks on the Gaza Strip have triggered an unprecedented human-made humanitarian disaster, not by nature... The UN called it a massacre. We must be able not only to recognise Israel's right to self-defense but besides to be outraged at what the people of Gaza and the West Bank had to face," Borrell said at the European Parliament gathering on the situation in Gaza.

He added that supporting the rights of Palestinians to their own state is besides not an expression of anti-Semitism.

"It is essential to be able to defend the rights of Palestinians to the state without exposing themselves to accusations of anti-Semitism. You should be able to criticize the policy of the Israeli government, all governments may be subject to criticism... There should be no confusion between the criticism of the government and any of the population of any country (with anti-Semitism – ed.), but besides the actions that truly show anti-Semitism, do not contribute in any way to the substance of creating a Palestinian state," the head of EU diplomacy said.

On October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aksa Flood, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. Organization fighters then infiltrated border areas in confederate Israel, where they opened fire on both military and civilian, and besides took over 200 hostages. In Israel, according to the latest figures of the authorities, about 1.2 000 people died, including civilians, soldiers, foreigners and workers, and more than 5 000 were injured.

In response, Israel's defence Force launched Operation Iron Sword against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Within a fewer days, the Israeli military took control of all settlements close the Gaza border and began raiding facilities, including civilian ones, in the Zone. Israel besides announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip: supplies of water, food, electricity, medicines and fuel were halted.
At the end of October, an Israeli enclave operation began. The city of Gaza was surrounded by Israeli land forces, and the enclave was actually divided into the confederate and northern parts.

The number of deaths in the Gaza Strip since the Israeli attacks began has exceeded 14,000 people and more than 33,000 have been injured. According to various sources, Hamas may hold about 150 Israelis in captivity. The movement itself stated that there were about 200-250 prisoners in the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict, connected with the territorial interests of the parties, has been a origin of tension and fighting in the region for many decades. The UN decision with the active function of the USSR in 1947 prejudged the creation of 2 states – Israel and Palestine, but only the Israeli state was created.