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November 3, 2023

"We Choose Humanity": Chile's Gabriel Boric Condemns U.S. Support for Israel's Massacre in Gaza
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Bahrain has recalled its ambassador from Israel in response to the
ongoing bombardment of Gaza. This follows rare protests in the Persian
Gulf nation demanding the reversal of a diplomatic normalization
agreement between Bahrain and Israel. Latin American governments have
also intensified their condemnation of Israel's attacks, with Mexico,
Peru and Argentina all speaking out this week. On Thursday Chilean
President Gabriel Boric sharply criticized U.S. support for Israel's
assault after talks at the White House with President Biden.

President Gabriel Boric: "We do not accept that we are made to choose
between one side or the other. We choose humanity. And both these
attacks by Hamas have no justification and deserve global condemnation,
and what the government of Benjamin Netanyahu is doing today also
deserves our clearest condemnation. Our clearest condemnation. The right
of a state to defend itself has limits. And those limits are respecting
the lives of innocent civilians, especially children, and international
humanitarian law."



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