EU lawmaker protests Israel during parliamentary session podium with QR code

​​​​​​​By Selen Valente

BRUSSELS (AA) - An Italian member of the European Parliament (EP), protested during a parliament session Tuesday with a QR code t-shirt that had the numbers, names and ages of Palestinians killed in “Israel's genocide” in the Gaza Strip.

"Once again, the majority of this parliament demonstrates its double standards and complicity to the world,” Della Valle, a newly-elected member of the EP in elections in June, said from the podium during the session in Brussels as he donned the t-shirt.

He pointed out that Israel's targeting of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has not been condemned by the EU -- only expressions of concern have been issued.

"Thus, the losses in Gaza are now compounded by those in Lebanon. Now, we also have UNIFIL and our Italian soldiers being targeted. What will it take for the EU to put an end to double standards and hypocrisy and stand by the UN?" he asked rhetorically.

Scanning the code directs users to the visualizingpalestine.org website, which indicated that "34,344 Palestinians have been killed between October 7, 2023, and August 31, 2024." It provides the names, genders and ages of the deaf when users click on human figures on the page.

Another EP member filed a complaint with the session chair after his speech against Della Valle for violating the rules.​​​​​​​