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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
On May 19, 2021, while the second week of Israeli bombardments against Gaza was taking place, member of parliament Juan Carlos Giordano took the floor in the Argentine Congress. In a brief speech, he denounced the “criminal bombings by the racist State of Israel”, the murder of 217 people, including dozens of children, the demolition of a building with international press offices and a university library. “That’s why we chanted in the marches in solidarity with the Palestinian people: Zionist state, you are the terrorist,” he recalled. He repudiated the Israeli ambassador in Argentina for assu…