[courtesy Al Jazeera.english]
Bolivia cuts Israel ties over Gaza
Hundreds of civilians have died in Gaza since the Israeli
offensive began on December 27 [Reuters]
Evo Morales, the president of Bolivia, says he is breaking off ties with
Israel in protest against its war in Gaza, which has left more than 1,000
Palestinians dead.
Morales said on Wednesday that he would seek to get top Israeli
officials, including Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, charged with
"genocide" in the International Criminal Court.
The Bolivian president also dismissed the United Nations and its
"Insecurity Council" for its "lukewarm" response to the crisis and said the
general assembly should hold an emergency session to condemn the invasion.
"Considering these grave attacks against ... humanity, Bolivia will stop
having diplomatic relations with Israel," Morales told diplomats in the
Bolivian capital, La Paz.
He also said that Shimon Peres, the Israeli president, should be stripped
of
his Nobel Peace Prize for failing to stop the invasion.
Palestinian 'holocaust'
Morales's move follows the decision by his ally Hugo Chavez, the
Venezuelan president, to expel Israel's ambassador and embassy staff last week
because of the offensive, calling it a "holocaust".
On Wednesday, Venezuela's foreign ministry said it had broken off
diplomatic relations with Israel over the Gaza offensive.
Venezuela "has decided to break off diplomatic relations with the state
of Israel given the inhumane persecution of the Palestinian people", the
foreign ministry said.
More than 1,000 Palestinians have now died in Israel's offensive in Gaza,
around 40 per cent of whom were civilians, aid agencies and Palestinian medics
say.
Thirteen Israelis have also died, four from rocket fire from Gaza.
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