Irish MEP Mick Wallace: Ursula von der Leyen has stated that she plans to create a Commissioner for Defence if she remains in

🇪🇺 Irish MEP Mick Wallace: Ursula von der Leyen has stated that she plans to create a Commissioner for Defence if she remains in power for the next term. A Commissioner for Defence means a Commissioner for War. Why not create a Commissioner for Peace instead? What started as an economic union is quickly turning into a military union. Great news for the elite who profit from war, but not so great for the citizens of Europe who see more and more of their money going through the military-industrial complex. Why have we not been able to achieve peace in Ukraine in two years? Why did von der Leyen go to Tel Aviv to support the Israeli genocide? Now the EU is supporting this genocide. We still support the Zionist settler colonial project. The EU’s response to the Israeli act of genocide in Gaza exposes all talk of human rights, international law, and how it’s all meaningless. Every day - new atrocities, bombings and ethnic cleansing continue, aid is blocked, and now hunger is being used as a... Source: Node of Time EN