In analysis of the detention of activists of the vessels of the Global Sumud flotilha, Jorge Torres Pereira states that politicization of the “Palestinian cause” is not positive and should be more consensual between political sector.
Israel intercepted at least 39 vessels of the Global Sumud Humanitarian Flotilla, having detained dozens of activists, including Portuguese Mariana Mortágua, Sofia Aparício and Miguel Duarte.
In an analysis this morning in the antenna of SIC Notícias, the former ambassador of Portugal and former representative of Portugal with the Palestinian Authority (Ramallah), Jorge Torres Pereira states that this is already a “well known choreography” and regrets that the “Palestinian cause” apparent to be “overcoat by a political sector”.
“Flotilha boats are trying to go a little closer to the coast and then there is this succession of intersection, brought from participants and then processing their resentation to their home countries,” he says, adding that the “only more political commentary on all this case is that it gives the feeling that the Palestinian cause is mainly defended by a political sector.”
Torres Pereira states that, like the issue of Timor’s liberation, it should be “embarrassed by all sectors” of Portuguese political life.
“The legitimate aspirations of the Palestinians to their self -determination in a state should be more consensual,” he says.
Marcos Farias Ferreira, professor of international relations, considers that “what is at stake is Israel’s attitude towards the states we are talking about.”
The Portuguese government, the prime minister, recognizes that it has no information about the real situation of the detainees. Yesterday [quarta-feira] António Costa, at a press conference at the European Union Informal Council, said he didn’t know, he couldn’t say anything concrete. This says a lot about how the Israeli government treats European governments, treats Portuguese institutions. What we watch this dawn … This is true piracy. The Israeli government is not entitled to establish zones of exclusion, “he says.
The teacher also states that and “Israel is not right” or sovereignty about the zone where he detained the activists, regardless of these last know what awaited them.
Minister Rangel ignores that 10 days ago recognized the state of Palestine. And the state of Palestine recognized it with all the objective elements. The Portuguese government must be providing the establishment of effective sanctions against the Israeli government, “he says.
For Farias Ferreira, Portugal is towing from other countries and regarding sanctions, Israel will be no exception.
