Former Greek Minister of Finance and Secretary-General of Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25), Yanis Varoufakis, has said that the only way to achieve peace is to end the apartheid regime imposed on Palestinians by Israel.

"The criminals here are not Hamas. Not even the Israeli settlers who are killing Palestinians. The criminals are Europeans. Us. We have participated in this crime against humanity over the decades by keeping our mouths shut… As long as people are dying outside the reach of cameras, as long as it’s Palestinians who die and not the occupiers.”

Europe, he continued, must use the events unfolding now to “wake up and redeem ourselves” and work towards peace through “the destruction of the state of apartheid.”