By Eddy Wax

(EurActiv ) — Israel accused the European Commission’s second most senior member of being a mouthpiece for terrorist propaganda after she said the country was committing genocide in Gaza.

“We strongly condemn the baseless allegations made by the executive vice president of the European Commission, Teresa Ribera, an Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson told Euractiv. “By doing so, Ribera has made herself a mouthpiece for Hamas propaganda.”

Ribera, a Spanish socialist who oversees competition policy at the EU executive, made a speech on Thursday saying that Israel was committing genocide.

“The genocide in Gaza exposes Europe’s failure to act and speak with one voice, even as protests spread across European cities,” she said in a lecture at a French university.

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