The Nationalist Party has just demonstrated a blatant lack of empathy and a partisan approach to critical humanitarian issues.

Just hours after rejecting a request for a debate at the European Parliament regarding Israel’s decision to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from operating within its territory, a move that endangers millions of Palestinian lives, the PN called a press conference to announce an upcoming event in Malta.

In this press conference, the PN provided logistical details of an upcoming European People’s Party (EPP) seminar but failed to apologise for the deeply insensitive decision made by their Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), David Casa and Peter Agius, with the approval of Bernard Grech. This decision involved blocking a request for a debate on a matter of life and death for millions of Palestinian children, women, and men.

The Labour Party’s communications office criticised the PN’s actions.

“It was a ‘let-them-eat-cake’ (completely out of touch with the needs of millions of Palestinians) attitude by the Nationalist Party and its representatives in Brussels.”

The Labour Party further expressed shock at the PN’s behaviour.

“David Casa and Peter Agius’ utter disregard and lack of empathy towards families who are experiencing genocide is shocking, as is Michael Piccinino’s defence, earlier on today, of their inexcusable behaviour.”

This, according to the Labour Party, shows the PN’s prioritisation of partisan politics over humanitarian concerns.

“In other words, Casa and Agius put partisan politics before a humanitarian issue. They are incapable of putting people first. It’s all about partisan politics. That is deeply insensitive.”

The Labour Party concluded by criticising Bernard Grech and Michael Piccinino (PN’s Secretary General) for focusing on organising an EPP seminar in Malta instead of addressing the urgent humanitarian crisis.

“Bernard Grech and Michael Piccinino have better things to do—preparing the logistics for an EPP seminar in Malta. Hilarious, were it not tragic.”

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