Jorge Alvarez Fuentes, the former Mexican ambassador to Lebanon and Egypt, believes that the current war between the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) and Israel This problem cannot be solved if we strive to maintain the status quo.
He explained the above by saying that although Hamas does not represent the entire Palestinian people,hidden due to Palestine liberation facing “illegal occupation and settler settlements which are illegal under international law.”
“Must reason prevails and not barbarism,” emphasized Alvarez Fuentes and added that will have to make concessionsas well as investigations into events that occurred during the war.
The former ambassador expressed regret that currently “The escalation is clearly noticeable” in conflict and “escalating military scenarios.”
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“Everything portends a conflict in the Middle East, which could lead on several fronts“, he pointed.
Alvarez Fuentes He accused Israel and Hamas of violating international law. On the part of the Islamic Resistance Movement, the former ambassador recalled the killing of civilians and the taking of hostages. Except, Israel committed crimes by calling on the people of Gaza to move. he claimed.
He believed that at present the most important thing is “Use every effort to ensure that Israel deters a ground invasion of Gaza”as it could “trigger a number of scenarios, all of them very serious.”
“All equipment ready for raid. I hope this will stop,” he emphasized.
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Another priority, he said, is the rescue of the hostages and the role of the American Union: “The United States will do everything possible to free the hostages, but it will protect its own interests. He’s going to defend Israel. There is an element of American domestic politics at work here. “Joe Biden has a litmus test.”
Likewise, he believed that The pressure on Egypt is enormousWell, even though Israel controls almost the entire Gaza Strip, Rafah Pass It can be used to provide humanitarian aid.
He also recalled that in 1976 peace agreement between Egypt and Israel This was the reason for the end of the Yom Kippur War.
“Arab countries must promote the two-state solution is an element“, he claimed.
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“We are in one of those extremely difficult moments where it is very important that some decisions respond to the danger of the situation, but also to the level of peacekeeping“, he concluded. “We must talk more about peace than war.”
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