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Venezuelan
President Nicolas Maduro Says Nation Will Shelter Palestinian
Children
“Protestors
lined the streets of Caracas in a large demonstration; however, this
protest was not against the Maduro administration: it was a show of
solidarity with Palestine.”
“President
Nicolas Maduro called the march forth on Thursday to show Palestine
that the Venezuelan people supported them, according to Noticias24.
Chanting, 'Resist, Palestine!' the group of people made their way
from Morelos Square to Diego Ibarra Square, where protestors
repudiated Israel's attacks on Gaza.”
“'I
have already decided to build a foster home with the name Hugo Chavez
to bring children injured in the war and who have lost their parents,
who are without their mothers, who have been orphaned,' he said,
according to TeleSur.”
“'We
are going to bring them to Venezuela and raise them with love; and
with the agreement of the Palestinian state we are going to find some
of these children Venezuelan mothers and fathers,' added Venezuela's
socialist president.”
“The
Latin American Herald Tribune reports that Maduro has called on the
nations of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America
(ALBA) to help shelter the children. Founded by Cuba and Venezuela,
the organization includes Bolivia, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Santa Lucia and Antigua
and Barbuda as well as the founding countries.”
“'There
is no war, Israel, recognized by the UN, is an occupying power which
has been evicting Palestinians from their historical territory and
has launched a war of extermination to evacuate Gaza and seize the
Strip,' Maduro said at the end of his speech.”
Bolivia’s
Evo Morales Calls Israel a “Terrorist State,” Israel Loses
Support in Latin America
“The
conflict in Gaza between Hamas and Israel has crossed the ocean and
reached Latin America, leading to countries in the region to pick
sides. Bolivia is the latest in the Western Hemisphere to oppose
Israeli violence in Gaza in a wave of opposition against Israel in
the region.”
“Bolivia's
Socialist president, Evo Morales, denounced Israel's violence against
civilians in Gaza, enacting new travelling sanctions against
Israelis, according to the Bolivian newspaper La Razon.”
“'Israel
is not a guarantor of the principles of respect for life and of basic
rights governing the peaceful and harmonious coexistence of our
international community,' Morales said in the city of Cochabamba,
following a decision by his cabinet of ministers.”
“Aside
from Bolivia, five other Latin American nations have
criticized Israel's actions and have recalled their envoys,
according to the Buenos Aires Herald. Along with these is also the
economic trade bloc Mercosur, comprised of Brazil, Argentina,
Uruguay, Venezuela and Paraguay. All but Paraguay signed a communiqué
decrying the 'disproportionate use of force' by Israel and calling
for a cease-fire.”
“Brazil,
Chile, Ecuador, Peru and El Salvador have all recalled their
ambassadors, according to the
Wall Street Journal, which does not have much clout in the larger
scheme of things. However, some of these countries do not have
leftist governments that oppose U.S. policy but are centrist
governments enjoying good relations with Washington, showing the
extent of animosity against Israel.”
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Meanwhile,
more than 10 thousand people demonstrated to show their support to
Palestinian people on Saturday in Santiago-Chile, and called Chile's
president, Michelle Bachelet, to cut diplomatic relations with Israel
because of the genocide in Gaza Strip.
The
peaceful demonstration ended in front of the La Moneda mansion, with
banners and slogans like "Stop the genocide of Palestinians"
and "No more deaths of innocent children". On Tuesday, the
government called its ambassador in Israel for further discussions
after the escalation of military operations from Israel against Gaza
Strip. The Chilean government (under Piñera administration)
recognized in 2011 Palestine as sovereign state, without, however, to
define its borders.
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Looking at the situation 2 years later when Venezuelans can't find enough to eat, I must say that worked out well. Not.
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