The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reported that the surprise announcement by Colombian President Gustavo Petro that he would sever diplomatic relations with Israel has caused outrage within the Israeli Government. “Petro decided to side with humanity’s most despicable monsters, who burned babies, murdered children, raped women and kidnapped innocent civilians,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, referring to the Colombian president as “anti-Semitic.” and hateful”, whose quotes were collected by the FAZ.
Furthermore, the journalistic note recalls: “Petro had previously justified his decision by saying that Israel had a ‘genocidal’ government: if Palestine dies, humanity dies and we will not let them die, said the left-wing Colombian politician. Turkey, along with other states , is one of the countries that accuse Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In this context, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on Wednesday that Ankara would join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit. against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).”
Panama’s democracy is in danger
For its part, in a note titled “Panama’s democracy is in danger,” the newspaper Tageszeitung (taz) put on the table the general elections that will take place this Sunday in the Central American country, whose electoral campaign was marked by scandals.
“Three million Panamanians are called to the polls for the general elections. In addition to the future president, they elect the vice president, the members of the National Assembly, the mayors, councilors, regional representatives and the Panamanian members of the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) Panamanians have had an aggressive electoral campaign full of scandals. According to the latest polls, the feeling among voters is one of indifference. More than 20 percent are undecided,” indicates the Berlin newspaper.
The country is currently experiencing the biggest economic crisis in decades and needs change, according to the taz. “But the election is mainly between old and well-known names. An eminence gray is the former president Ricardo Martinelli. In reality, Martinelli wanted to run as a candidate, but he was sentenced to ten years in prison for money laundering. Before his prison sentence, Martinelli fled to the Nicaraguan embassy and from there he has been campaigning for his favorite: José Raúl Mulino The candidate of his conservative party Realizing Goals (RM) and several former ministers lead the polls with around 30 percent. the votes, but with eight candidates in the campaign that is not enough,” the report maintains.
“Many see Mulino as the safe option because he has experience in government, represses protests and is considered the most pro-business candidate. His electoral motto: ‘Mulino is Martinelli.’ The question is whether he would continue with his policies godfather, who was convicted by the United States and should be extradited. In any case, our eyes are on Panama. The most important and dangerous migratory route from South America ends in this small country: in the Darién Gap,” adds the newspaper.
Nicaragua’s lawsuit against Germany rejected
The German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) dedicated a note to Nicaragua, which had sued Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for “aiding and abetting genocide” in the war in Gaza. “There is no urgent suspicion that Germany is violating the right international by supplying arms to Israel, the ICJ decided, thus rejecting an urgent demand from Nicaragua. The authoritarian Latin American country denounced the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip, spoke of war crimes and even genocide against the Palestinians and blamed Germany for it,” the press release says.
By a clear majority of 15 to one, the court considered, adds the SZ, that the evidence for such an accusation was too weak and therefore refused to order Germany to temporarily stop its arms deliveries: “The president of the court, the Lebanese Nawaf Salam, stated in his oral justification that the federal government already checks, before each export permit, whether there is a risk that a weapon will be used to commit crimes. And as if to prove it: apparently Germany has already significantly reduced it. their arms exports to Israel on their own initiative.”
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