“The Palestinian people are suffering new bombing by the Zionist state of Israel, which took the lives of more than twenty Palestinians. Among them, women and children. It is a massacre, a genocide, what the Palestinian people have been suffering for decades,” were the words of mercedes de mendieta in the ordinary session of the Buenos Aires Legislature
The deputy of Left Front and Workers (FIT) in his controversial speech added: “Today the Gaza Strip is an open-air prison, the largest in the world. We believe that what has to happen there is the dissolution of the state of Israel. We have to go for a secular, democratic, non-racist Palestine. Thank you”.
The parliamentary speech revives the controversy between the foreign ministry and the embassy of the state of Israel, which began a few days ago. After a military attack by Israel in the Gaza Strip, the San Martín Palace published a statement in which it stated: “The Argentine Republic condemns the recent military operation carried out by the Israeli Air Force in the Gaza Strip, which caused the death of Palestinian civilians, including women and children, and numerous injuries. Likewise, he expresses his condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and the Palestinian people.”
“The escalation of violence that is evident in the region is worrisome, which during this year has already caused the death of more than 100 Palestinians and 15 Israelis”, continues the text in which the National Government “emphatically maintains that the lives of civilians must be protected under all circumstances, and reiterates to Israel the urgent need to respect international humanitarian law, especially the principles of distinction and proportionality”, added the area in charge of santiago cafiero.
“The State of Israel views with concern and sadness the statement issued by the Argentine Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, May 10. It does not express the very good ties of mutual understanding that characterize the strong bilateral bond for 75 years. In the last days, Islamic Jihad launched 543 missiles from the Gaza Strip. They had the objective of attacking civilian areas,” was the immediate response of the Israeli embassy.
“For more than 72 hours the Israeli population, to the sound of incessant sirens, has had to go to bomb shelters, in some cases with only 15 seconds to reach safety. Classes were suspended and the entire southern region of Israel limited its usual economic life. Islamic Jihad is a terrorist organization and fundamentalist funded and supported by Iran that seeks the destruction of the State of Israel. It has carried out hundreds of attacks against Israeli citizens, including suicide bombings,” the statement from the diplomatic entity detailed.
by RN
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