PT condemns Hamas attacks and accuses Israel of genocide – 10/16/2023 – Panel

In a meeting this Monday (16), the PT’s national directory approved a resolution that condemns Hamas’ attacks against civilians, while at the same time accusing Israel of committing genocide against the population of Gaza.

The party also reinforces the fact that it has no connection with the group responsible for the offensive against Israel on the 7th, stating that its only ties are with the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Authority, which administers parts of the West Bank. .

The document does not call Hamas a terrorist entity, in line with the position of Brazilian diplomacy. Nor does it refer to the Palestinian group’s acts as “terrorist”.

“The PT has condemned, since its foundation, any and all acts of violence against civilians, wherever they come from. Therefore, we condemn the murders and kidnapping of civilians committed both by Hamas and by the State of Israel, which is carrying out, at this very moment , a genocide against the population of Gaza, through a series of war crimes”, says the PT document.

The party also reiterates its defense of a two-state solution to the crisis in the region, calls for efforts for negotiated peace and congratulates the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva government for the operation to remove Brazilians from the conflict zone.

It is the PT’s second note since the outbreak of the conflict. In the first, on October 7, there was no mention of Hamas or “genocide” by Israel, however.

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