More than 800 Western officials pen scathing criticism of Gaza policy

CNN — More than 800 officials from the United States and Europe have signed a scathing criticism of Western policy towards Israel and Gaza, accusing their governments of possible complicity in war crimes. In a statement obtained by CNN, the officials say there is a "plausible risk that our governments' policies are contributing to grave violations of international humanitarian law, war crimes and even ethnic cleansing or genocide." They accuse their governments of failing to hold Israel to the same standards they apply to other countries and weakening their own "moral standing" in the world. Among them are around 80…