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Gaza in collapse, a weakened Europe with commercial agreement and the late response to Palestinian genocide are the themes of the week on the Evil Axis. Listen to the SIC News Program in Podcast, with Daniel Oliveira, Luís Pedro Nunes, Pedro Marques Lopes and Clara Ferreira Alves
This week the axis of evil opened with the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the recognition of the state of Palestine. The growing international pressure for the formal recognition of Palestine, including Portugal’s position, was underlined by the four protagonists of the SIC Notícias program, who denounce the worsening of the humanitarian crisis and the accusations of genocide by Israel.
The discussion included criticism of European passivity in negotiations, religious radicalization that influences US foreign policy, and the absence of a viable solution as blockages to enter humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians, especially children.
The second theme under analysis was the trade agreement between the United States and the European Union, signed in an informal and symbolic context, during a golf match between Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen.
The panel harshly criticized the content of the agreement, which was seen as a European surrender in the face of US protectionism and the consequent weakening of Europe’s business capacity in future international agreements.
Closing, the debate extended to the leadership crisis and the political fragility of the European Union. The discussion culminated in a critique of the absence of a firm response from Europe in the face of global challenges, such as Israelo-Palestinian conflict and the advance of the far right, suggesting that the EU behaves as a “political dwarf” despite its economic dimension.
The evil axis was issued on July 31 at SIC Notícias.
* The synopsis of this episode was created with AI support.
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