Original article: Comunidad Palestina de Chile condenó reunión de Kast con Presidente de Israel que fue fotografiado firmando proyectiles destinados a Gaza The Palestinian Community in Chile has «categorically» condemned the meeting held in Costa Rica between national President José A. Kast and Israeli President Isaac Herzog. In a public statement, the Palestinian residents in Chile asserted that this is not a benign diplomatic gathering or a mere protocol gesture.
«Isaac Herzog is not a neutral party regarding the genocide faced by the Palestinian people in Gaza. He is the head of state of Israel and has been one of the political voices that, from the onset of the military offensive, has contributed to dehumanizing the Palestinian civilian population and justifying massive violence,» stated the Palestinian Community in Chile. They pointed out Herzog’s claim that «an entire nation was responsible» and denied the distinction between civilians and combatants by arguing that the idea of ‘non-involved civilians’ in Gaza was untrue.
This declaration from Isaac Herzog, they added, «was taken into account by the International Court of Justice within the context of expressions from high-ranking Israeli officials examined in the genocide case presented by South Africa against Israel. » «Adding to the gravity of this situation is a highly symbolic and political fact: Herzog was photographed signing an artillery shell destined for Gaza during the genocide, an act criticized even by some Israeli voices for normalizing violence against a civilian population subjected to bombings, starvation, and destruction,» the Palestinians in Chile declared. They warned the Chilean and international public that «meeting with Isaac Herzog is not merely conversing with a state representative.
It is granting political legitimacy to an authority directly linked to the defense, justification, and institutional support of a military campaign that has devastated Gaza and is under scrutiny by international justice for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. » In this context, they lamented that «at a time when victims demand truth and reparations, the President of Chile chooses to meet with one of the highest political authorities of Israel, sending a profoundly misguided signal to the country and the world. » Read the full statement below: We will continue to provide updates.