2023-10-31 20:41:32
Bolivia announced the breaking of diplomatic relations with Israel (YouTube: Bolivia TV Official)
The Government of Bolivia, a close ally of Iran, decided this Tuesday to break diplomatic relations with Israel, withdrawing its support for the counteroffensive that Benjamin Netanyahu’s Army is waging once morest the terrorist group Hamas following its incursion on October 7.
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As explained by Vice Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani, the decision comes “in repudiation and condemnation of the aggressive and disproportionate Israeli military offensive being carried out in the Gaza Strip,” which he considers a “threat to international peace and security.”
“Bolivia decided to break diplomatic relations with the State of Israel, taking this background into account. We are going to officially communicate through the diplomatic channels established between both countries precisely this communication consistent with the principles and purposes of the United Nations charter,” he announced at a press conference.
Mamani said that the decision responds to the “aggressive and disproportionate Israeli military offensive being carried out in the Gaza Strip” (EFE)
Added to this was the word of the Minister of the Presidency, María Nela Prada, who said that “within the framework of its principled position of respect for life, we are sending this official communication to the State of Israel, where we make our decision known.” .
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The announcement comes at a time when groups and nations allied to the Persian regime are increasing their support for the armed group, in the face of the advance of Israeli troops. In that sense, the day before, President Luis Arce held a meeting with the ambassador of Palestine, Mahmoud Elalwani, and expressed his rejection of the “war crimes” that are committed once morest his people.
“We cannot remain silent and continue allowing the suffering of the Palestinians, especially boys and girls who have the right to live in peace,” he said this Monday, although in the past he had been blunt once morest Tel Aviv, for example, when weeks ago he condemned the bombing once morest a hospital that was later proven not to have been of Israeli responsibility.
In recent weeks, Arce strengthened his relationship with Palestine and even accused Israel of bombing a hospital in Gaza, which was later proven not to have been his act (REUTERS)
“We call on the UN Security Council to prevent a genocide of the Palestinian people from taking place and to find a definitive solution for Palestine to exercise its right to self-determination, to its territory without illegal occupations and to consolidate its own free and independent State,” He finished his message.
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At the beginning of the conflict, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs limited itself to publishing a statement in which it expressed its “deep concern at the violent events that occurred in the Gaza Strip” and made an “urgent call for peace, to de-escalate violence, preserve life and human rights.”
However, former president Evo Morales took a firmer position and stated that “from Bolivia we condemn the imperialist and colonial actions of the Israeli Zionist Government,” and added that “solidarity between peoples is the basis of a more just and dignified society.” ”.
In any case, this Tuesday’s announcement did not surprise many since Bolivia is a close ally of the Iranian regime and its positioning on Tehran’s side was only a matter of time.
Already in 2009, then-President Morales had acted in this same way: he broke diplomatic relations with Israel in protest of a series of attacks once morest Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and even considered it a terrorist country and repealed a visa-free immigration agreement. .
In 2009, following other attacks once morest Hamas, Morales broke relations with Israel (Europa Press)
“I want to inform you that Bolivia had diplomatic relations with Israel (but) in the face of these serious acts of attacks on life and humanity, it breaks diplomatic relations. “We cannot allow this genocide to occur in Palestine,” he declared at the time following having met – just two days before – with an Iranian commission led by the Minister of Cooperation, Mohammad Abbasi, with which he sought to gain more support in the world once morest to this offensive.
“Hopefully we can make an international agreement between Bolivia and Iran once morest this conflict in the Palestinian area,” said Abbasi while the Israeli consul in Bolivia, Roberto Nelkenbaum, regretted the decision and stressed that “we want the friendly relationship to continue.”
Also, Bolivia’s distance from Israel was in line with the steps of his counterpart Hugo Chávez – another friend of the Persian regime – who just a week before had expelled the Israeli Ambassador in Caracas for these same events.
It was not until 10 years later, in 2019, that the interim Government of Bolivia announced the reestablishment of relations with Tel Aviv.
Katz celebrated the reestablishment of diplomatic ties with Bolivia in 2019 (AFP)
“We are going to restore relations with Israel, within the framework of respect for the sovereignty of the State, of cordiality, and always thinking that positive issues for both and benefits for Bolivian tourism can arise from this relationship,” he announced on November 28. of that year the chancellor Karen Longaric.
Meanwhile, his counterpart in the Middle East received the announcement “with satisfaction” and considered that this new stage “will contribute to Israel’s foreign relations and its global position.”
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