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Hundreds of students from different universities in Pepper This Wednesday they asked the Government to break diplomatic relations with Israelwhich they accused of being a “genocidal state”.
“We demand from the rector of our university, Rosa Devésthat between today and Monday they break relations with the institutions of the State of Israel and we demand that the Government Gabriel Boric sever its diplomatic, economic and military relations with a genocidal state“he said at a press point Aldo Villalobosof the Palestinian Solidarity Committee of the University of Chile.
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The demonstration took place at the Central House of the University of Chile, in Santiagoon the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the “Nakba”, the mass displacement of Palestinians after the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.
“It is very important that we do not look at this commemoration as just another year, but rather within the framework of the biggest genocide in the world.”, added Villalobos.
With songs like “No more deaths of innocent children“,”To break, to break the relationship with Israel” any “It’s not a war, it’s a genocide”, the young people demanded an end to a conflict that, according to data from the Ministry of Health of Gaza stripcontrolled by Hamashas left more than 35,200 dead since the last October 7th.
The young people also prepared to camp soon at the state-run study center, the most important in the country, and thus join the global movement in support of the Palestinian people that is being carried out from different universities in the country. U.S, Canada and different European countries.
“I am very grateful for all the mobilization that has been carried out from the student base and I come to support because I believe that this movement in support of Palestine will achieve a lot.“, the student told EFE Cahuil Ortiz.
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“It wasn’t just seven months of genocide, it was more than 75 years of illegitimate occupation that caused death and suffering. No more with the illegitimate occupation of Israel. Long live Palestine”, Anais, an American exchange student in Santiago, told EFE.
With almost 500,000 people, Pepper It is home to one of the largest Palestinian communities outside the Arab world and President Boric is a recognized defender of the Palestinian cause, although he has always rejected breaking diplomatic relations with Israel.
The South American country recognized Palestine as a state “free, independent and sovereign”in 2011, during the first Conservative government Sebastian Piñera (2010-2014).
Source: Elcomercio
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