Chilean Lawmakers Urge Stronger Stance Against Israel's Bombing In Gaza

[Judi Lynn]

Chilean Lawmakers Urge Stronger Stance Against Israel's Bombing In Gaza

SANTIAGO, July 16 (BERNAMA-NNN-Xinhua) -- A group of Chilean opposition legislators called on the government to take a stronger stand against Israel's bombing in Gaza.

"We can't continue to maintain ties with a state that violates human rights and does not fulfill any of the United Nations resolutions," said senator Eugenio Tuma, a member of the Social Democratic Party, after a meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Heraldo Munoz.

He also asked the Chilean government to take steps at the United Nations to demand the fulfillment of UN resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, have Chile's ambassador in Israel explain what is happening and distance itself from Israel in certain foreign affairs.

A legislative petition to President Michelle Bachelet was signed by legislators from the conservative opposition and the Communist Party.

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http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1053830

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1. Yes. A certain distancing from this abomination is a first step. nt

[Judi Lynn]

2. Morales calls for UN to take responsibility for genocide in Palestine

Morales calls for UN to take responsibility for genocide in Palestine
17 julio, 2014

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales, flatly rejected the government shelling of Israel to the Gaza Strip that left more than 200 dead in its ninth day of attack, and urged the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations, Navi Pillay, take responsibility and stop the genocide.

“It’s very important that the High Commissioner of the United Nations to assume its responsibility to stop genocide (…) it is clear that when a country seeks release no security council, no blue helmets to support it,” said this Bolivian officer Wednesday in an exclusive interview teleSUR.

Similarly, the officer, who is in Brazil participating in the meeting of BRICS and the Union of United Nations (Unasur), said that in the coming weeks all members of this body shall decide at the meeting of the Organization of United Nations (UN) for a document that invites end the Israeli siege against Palestinians in Gaza.

On Wednesday, the Israeli armed forces accepted a cease “humanitarian” fire five hours of Thursday in his attacks on the Gaza Strip to allow Palestinians on supplies of commodities.Russia and China are an encouragement to Latin America.
The president of Bolivia expressed its deep appreciation for the presence of Russia and China in the Latin American continent, because in their view these great powers allow the South American struggle is strengthened, not only in liberation of peoples but also politically and economic. “These countries are desarorollan not to submit but to deliver.”

LA forum:
http://lainfo.es/en/2014/07/17/morales-calls-for-un-to-take-responsibility-for-genocide-in-palestine/