President of Bolivia declares Israel a terrorist state over Gaza attack

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Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:43 UTC

Bolivia on Wednesday renounced a visa exemption agreement with Israel in protest over its offensive in Gaza, and declared it a terrorist state. President Evo Morales announced the move during a talk with a group of educators in the city of Cochabamba.

It "means, in other words, we are declaring (Israel) a terrorist state," he said. The treaty has allowed Israelis to travel freely to Bolivia without a visa since 1972.

Morales said the Gaza offensive shows "that Israel is not a guarantor of the principles of respect for life and the elementary precepts of rights that govern the peaceful and harmonious coexistence of our international community."

More than two weeks of fighting in Gaza have left 1,300 dead and 6,000 wounded amid an intense Israeli air and ground campaign in response to missile attacks by the Islamist militant group Hamas.

In the latest development, 16 people were killed after two Israeli shells slammed into a United Nations school, drawing international protests.

Bolivia broke off diplomatic relations with Israel in 2009 over a previous military operation in Gaza.

In mid-July, Morales filed a request with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to prosecute Israel for "crimes against humanity."

Source: AFP

Reader Comments

ippos · 2014-07-30T23:58:13Z

This

is how it's done Mr. Putin. Condemn them as a terrorist state, possibly boycott them and join others in a possible legal fight. And what do you do? Support of the rogue state and expressing your concern about them every now and then.

ippos · 2014-07-31T00:42:22Z

And while being concerned about Israel, now for the DOING part: Russia has been selling weapons like a crazy unconscious chick selling her body, to half of the arab world for profit (figuratively half): [Link] Before anyone makes smart comments, let me remind that weapons are used to murder.

ippos · 2014-07-31T00:44:36Z

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skrickov · 2014-07-31T02:10:38Z

Russia

do diplomatic efforts to resolve things. of course, they do in frames of international law. it is clearly stated by palestinian ambasador Fajed Mustafa in Moscow. Russia is NOT another world policeman who will make more chaos like United States of America does.
Russia sell arms to legal government ONLY, not like highly moral western "parners" do selling to terrorist organizations openly. obviously, western "partners" and medieval countries in M.E. already decided how to solve palestinian problem.
i don't see UN p0kemon, Hollande, Merkel and Obama especially, that they do what they supposed to do in case of GENOCIDE. they are working hard to destabilize Russia right now, they don't care for palestinians right now. cowards, from first to last. people without honour. i doubt if war breaks that anyone will go to war for them. they are not leader, just pupets without soul.