The president of the republic said on Saturday that he was surprised by the “uproar” caused by telling the head of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Portugal on Friday that this time it was a group on the Palestinian side that started hostilities with Israel .
“I don’t even understand the fuss, I don’t understand it. It was the Palestinian ambassador who raised the issue, it was not me. He was the one who said that the situation was very complicated and gave the reasons for it. In my comment I said: pay attention, moderation is very important. And then he said it was a pity that this matter came from a certain direction,” said Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
“And now what I said makes perfect sense [apelo à moderação]because there are signs that a ceasefire could happen if there is an agreement on the abductees,” he added.
During a visit to the Diplomatic Bazaar, in Lisbon’s Congress Center, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa told the head of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Portugal on Friday that some Palestinians “should not have started this war with Israel” and advised them to be moderate. and peaceful.
When Nabil Abuznaid invoked “the 56-year occupation,” the head of state responded: “I know, but they shouldn’t have started it.”
“I did something very moderate (…) and that’s what I did on top of that [o ataque do Hamas a Israel] it destabilized the situation in a way that was harmful to those who had a specific cause. And the case for Portugal has always been two states: Israel and Palestine,” the President of the Republic emphasized.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa spoke to journalists on the sidelines of the 5th meeting of informal caregivers, taking place today in Setúbal.
During the meeting, the President of the Republic praised the Secretary of State for Inclusion, Ana Sofia Antunes, for publishing a decree that makes it possible to regularize the situation of many informal caregivers and for enshrining their right to rest, during the week and during the whole week. the day, the year.
Source: DN
