This Thursday, BE rejected Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas’ “insidious and grotesque” statements about the bloc’s position on the Hamas attack on Israel, accusing him of lying and not being up to the task.
The parliamentary leader of BE, Pedro Filipe Soares, responded to statements by Carlos Moedas in parliament on Wednesday SIC newswhere he stated that “The far left has shown that it is just as bad as the far right when it comes to attacking and plotting against terrorists”even if you consider that some statements from these parties “bordered on anti-Semitism, the worst form of racism”.
“Carlos Moedas made accusations about the Bloco de Esquerda that are unacceptable and that say more about himself than about the content of the statements. Carlos Moedas showed that he is a liar politician because he accused the Bloco de Esquerda of things he knows are not true.” true and used the war and the death of civilians as a political game in Portugal”criticized.
For Pedro Filipe Soares, “This is petty and absolutely unacceptable”. The bloc leader “absolutely” rejected these statements.
“The Left Bloc condemned from the very beginning the mass murder of civilians, condemned the war crimes committed by Hamas, against Israelis or against people of other nationalities. We did this with the same vehemence as we condemned the war crimes committed by Israel. and which are currently taking place in the territory of Gaza.”he emphasized.
According to the blocker, his party has “no double standards” regarding this conflict.
“Carlos Moedas has made treasonous, grotesque accusations about BE and that is what I came to reject and demonstrate the truth in the lie he wanted to spread and take this lie off the table. He is no match for the position he occupies”he condemned.
Noting that the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, “has already addressed the world on this subject” and recognized and condemned war crimes and barbaric acts, while at the same time arguing that we should “Call for an unconditional and immediate ceasefire” is that “both international law and the agreements made with the United Nations are complied with”.
“We endorse all positions of António Guterres”he emphasized, adding that BE said “From the beginning, the country has recognized that Hamas has committed war crimes with the actions it has carried out.”.
According to the block leader, this belief was made “without any doubt, but with the same consistency as someone who acknowledges that Israel has already committed and continues to commit war crimes in Gaza”.
The Islamist group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israeli territory on Saturday, dubbed Operation ‘Storm al-Aqsa’, with the launch of thousands of rockets and the incursion of armed militiamen by land, sea and air.
In response to the surprise attack, Israel bombed several Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip from the air, in an operation dubbed “Iron Swords”.
Israel declared all-out war and vowed to punish Hamas like never before, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaring he was “at war” with the Palestinian group.
Hamas has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007 and is classified as a ‘terrorist group’ by the European Union (EU), the United States and Israel.
Source: DN
