Bolivia’s government has cut diplomatic relations with Israel as a result of the Middle Eastern country’s attacks on Gaza."The crimes committed by the Israeli government affect peace and stability in the world," Bolivian President Evo Morales said in announcing the severing of diplomatic ties to Israel. In his remarks made today, Morales was highly critical of Israel’s actions on Gaza:
Morales told the country's diplomatic corps that the Israeli attack "seriously threatened world peace" and he called for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his Cabinet to face criminal charges.Thus far there has been no official reaction from Israel’s government. The Israeli offensive has gone on for nearly three weeks and has reportedly left over 1000 Palestinians dead.
Morales chided the United Nations' "Insecurity Council" for its "lukewarm" response to the crisis and said the U.N. General Assembly should condemn the invasion.
He also said Israeli President Shimon Peres should be stripped of his Nobel Peace Prize for failing to stop the invasion.
Morales’ action comes approximately two weeks after Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez expelled Israel’s ambassador from the country.
Image- AP (“Palestinians pray over a dead body during the funerals of four people at the mosque in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009.”)
Online Sources- The Latin Americanist, BBC News, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNN, AP
"The crimes committed by the Israeli government affect peace and stability in the world.."
ReplyDeleteSo I guess next is to cut ties with Sudan, right..? You know, 300,000 deaths, 2 millions displaced, using of rape as a weapon...what..? Oh...yes, I forgot...Sudan is not a friend of "the empire", so they're cool...
How about Iran? You know, there was a resolution by the..."U.N. General Assembly" (probably some type of ONG nobody ever heard of) calling on the Iranian Government "to address concerns such as eliminating the use of cruel or inhuman punishments; abolishing public executions and the executions of persons who were under 18 years at the time of their offence; abolishing the use of stoning as a method of execution; and eliminating discrimination against women and minorities, including by implementing the report of the Special Rapporteur on ways in which Iran could emancipate the Baha’i community.."
What..? Iran also not friendly with "the empire?"...Oh... I guess they're cool too, right..?
I STRONGLY FEEL THAT AN ACTION AS SUCH OF THE VENEZUELAN AND BOLIVIAN PRESIDENTS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY THE ARAB COUNTRIES AND NOT JUST BY THEM BUT BY HONEST, SINCERE AND HUMAN LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD LIKE THE NICARAGUAN, ECUATORIAN, BRAZILIAN, ARGENTINIAN AND OTHER JUST AND HUMAN LEADERS. THEY ALL SHOULD EXPELL ISRAELIS EMBASSOADORS FROM THEIR COUNTRIES AND ALSO BREAK DIPLOMAT RELATIONS AND PURSUIT THE PUNISHMENT OF ISRAELIS TOP COMMANDERS AND OFFICIALS IN THE HAYA THRU INTERNATIONAL LAW FOR WAR CRIMES.
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