Irish Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan criticised Ursula von der Leyen's record on the Israel-Palestine conflict ahead of a vote in the European Parliament.
Ursula von der Leyen has secured a second term as European Commission President, following a vote of a small insiders committee in the European Parliament. She was not elected by the entire EU parliament.
After MEPs voted to support her candidacy, Dr von der Leyen said she could not “begin to express how grateful I am”.
Although she had the backing of the Irish Government, Dr von der Leyen’s bid for a second term was opposed by many Irish MEPs.
Previously, during a visit to Israel, the European Commission President said Israel has a “duty to defend its people” and did not publicly ask Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to follow international law.
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