Bolivian president accuses US and Israel of ‘practicing genocide’
Bolivian President Luis Arce has accused Washington of causing pain and death globally and said that a “genocide is currently being practiced by the decision of two countries,” referring to Israel and the US, in Gaza.
“Today, the echoes of war drums are sounding,” Arce said, adding that US President Donald Trump and other powerful sectors in the US have an “obsessive desire” to cause pain and death around the world.
The crimes in Gaza must stop, says Ghana’s president in UNGA address
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has said that countries around the world have been playing “hide and seek with language” to obscure the scale of the devastation in Gaza, during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
He also pointed out that the decision not to issue a visa to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sets a “dangerous precedent”. Abbas addressed the UNGA via a videolink.
“For nearly two years and for the fear of reprisals, we here in this General Assembly have been playing hide and seek with language to find the right words to help us avoid or excuse what we all know is taking place in Gaza. But here’s the thing, it doesn’t matter what you call it. If it looks like a duck, it swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, well, then it must be a duck,” Mahama told world leaders.
“The crimes in Gaza must stop. The crimes in Gaza must stop.”
