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The former president of CDS-PP, Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos
“Empathy has no geography,” said Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos: “Among the genocidas, the irritants or even the ridiculous ones, I have no doubt which side I am.”
The Left Bloc requested this Friday the resignation of the Minister of Defense, Nuno Melowhich accuses of allowing the passage of planes “used in the genocide of the Palestinian people” by authorizing the Americans at the base of the slabs, “In default of the Minister of Foreign Affairs”Knowing that Paulo Rangel “would not authorize the passage of military material directed to Israel,” accused blockist leader Joana Mortágua.
The PS also said he wanted to hear the two ministers about the situation in the Azores.
“The Minister of Foreign Affairs would not authorize the passage of military material directed to Israel because there is a military embargo to Israel and because he knew that the passage of military material directed to Israel addressed to the Genetinian genocide can be considered an international crime and a violation of Portuguese and international law,” added Joana Mortagua.
The blockman considered that Portugal “cannot have a defense minister whose loyalty and obedience is to the government of Israel and not to the Portuguese government” and, therefore, Nuno Melo “cannot be able to continue in government”.
The scale, made without prior communication to the Portuguese government, was a “Fault of procedure”announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MNE), which wants to investigate responsibilities. It does not mean that “the commitment made by the Ministry or the Government in this matter has been strictly violated,” says MNE, referring to the embargo on the sale of weapons and passing through the national territory of military material to Israel, determined by the executive of Luís Montenegro.
The note states that this operation had “tacit communication and authorization (that is, for the course of the respective period)” and the communication already had a favorable opinion of AAN (National Aeronautical Authority), which depends on the Ministry of National Defense, protected by Nuno Melo.
Luís Montenegro said he regrets the “procedural error” but refuses any resignation in government.
Chicão fires against “the ridicules.” It was not the only
But the Defense Minister also faces pressures from other “war fronts.”
This Thursday, in relation to the Portuguese detained by Israel who were still on vessels bound for Gaza, the former president of CDS-PP, Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos, was very critical From the position of Nuno Melo, who has been reinforcing that the activists are supporters of Hamas, accused Mortágua of collaborating with “terrorists” and said the initiative is “pamphletary” and irresponsible.
In an interview with Chicão – as it became known in Portuguese politics – he said “reject deeply those who think [a flotilha] It is the incarnation of evil, malevole and lie to the face of the earth, ”although it does not see it as” the archetype of perfection. “
“I do not think this is the case” that the flotilha has links to a terrorist group, “namely regarding the Portuguese who are involved,” said the former CD-leader.
“When our intention is motivated for good reasons, a humanitarian vision, I believe it always ends up embracing the action and directing it to an end that is meritorious. This is the global balance that I make about the participation of these Portuguese in the flotilla. be massacred and victim of the harmful by the State of Israel (…) in the call of intended international attention, We all know that there are negotiations of the ongoing genocide, and I’m not on this sideClearly, ”he stressed,“ I know what is happening and is being perpetuated by Israel, ”said Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos, before exposing“ what causes him the most nausea ”.
“What revolts me as Portuguese is almost this homeland landlord that has now rose to find a set of Portuguese who had courage, by the means that were within their reach, to oppose a genocide that is being locked in the Gaza Strip“He said ‘Chicão’.
“Before it was said, ‘If they have sympathy for the Palestinians go there.’ They went. Then they said, ‘then they don’t have sympathy for the problems of the Portuguese and will help people from other nationalities?’ As if solidarity and empathy had homeland or geography, ”he denounces.
“And then, even those who were always opponents of the Left Bloc, as is my case, came to say ‘see well, a party with only one deputy abandoned.’ bizarre those who have always fought the left block are concerned about the block’s parliamentary political management“, Criticized.
Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos does not forget, however, “a certain ridiculous in this flotilla.” “It was predictable that it was not going to the announced destination. Those who have military power eventually dominate, even international waters that are not under the jurisdiction of Israel. Then, it is obvious that this flotilla was not going to solve Gaza’s problems.”
“On the other side, we have a cold and cold massacre that violates all the rules of transactional law,” concluded the former CDS-PP leader: “And among the genocidas, the irritants or even the ridiculous ones, I have no doubt which side I am.”
FRANCISCO RODRIGUES DOS SANTOS It was not the only Critic of the position of Nuno Melo.
“Nuno Melo’s statements were dangerous to the Portuguese in the Flotilha. And they are to say that those who defend Ukraine is Nazi”said in CNN the commentator Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles.
“Nuno Melo does not realize the functions he occupies. Once again he came to throw himself out of his feet,” Mafalda Anjos kicked.
