Agnes Callamard, the secretary-general of Amnesty International, has commented on recent remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, who said this week that the “credibility” of Western nations will be harmed if they don’t act on Ukraine and Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.

“Seriously?” Callamard wrote in a post on X. “Credibility was lost 19 months ago, the result of the West complicity or inaction to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. And it will take far more than words for it to be restored.”

In another post, the rights advocate added that “strong actions to end Israel’s genocide, humanitarian blockade and starvation, and unlawful occupation” are needed if credibility is going to be restored.

That includes several measures, Callamard said, such as ending all weapons transfers to Israel, withdrawing from a trade pact between the European Union and Israel, and ensuring that International Criminal Court arrest warrants are implemented.

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