On the same day that the UN human rights office called out genocide in Gaza, the European Commission told me there was no public interest in releasing 17 documents on funding reports it wants to keep secret on the enclave.
The refusal was signed on Tuesday (23 June) by Michael Karnitschnig, the acting head of the commission’s branch dealing with the Middle East.
“We have examined whether there could be an overriding public interest in disclosure, but we have not been able to identify such an interest,” he said.
Perhaps Karnitschnig is unaware that more than 70,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the Hamas terror attacks on Israel in October 2023.
He may also have missed criticism of Israel’s campaign from the EU Commission staff, European Parliament resolutions, various protests in major European cities, flotillas, and discussions among EU leaders at several summits.
