A clip of the diplomat's comments at an event last Thursday was posted on X by a left-wing activist head of the "Boycott from Within" organization. who said he was sickened by the calm in Roet's voice as he was suggesting the death penalty for children.
In the recording, Roet is also heard dismissing reports of civilian casualties in Gaza. "If you believe there are people who are uninvolved [sic] in Gaza, if you believe that Israel is targeting babies intentionally, that is all false," he said. He also questioned whether Europe should invest in rebuilding Gaza and said that if the European nations were crazy enough to do so, their investments would be destroyed in the next war.