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Aznar and Quiroga defend Israel’s “peace” and “surness” in a world congress in Argentina

The former head of the Spanish Government José María Aznar (1996-2004) and the former president of Bolivia Jorge Quiroga (2001-2002) defended this Thursday, at the VII World Congress of Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue, the “peace” and “sus” of Israel in the war it is going on against the Islamist group Hamas in Palestine.

“Israel has to finish the military operation in the Gaza Strip, because a triumph of Hamas and Hezbollah will mark the fate of the Middle East,” Aznar said during his exhibition at the University of the Center for Macroeconomic Studies of Argentina (CEMA) in Buenos Aires, which functions as a laboratory of ideas from the right.

For Aznar, a recognition of the Palestinian State is an “irreality” because Hamas “is out of reality.” “Israel is the only democracy there, they are our allies and we must support them. Anti-Semitism has been reborn in the world,” said the former head of the Spanish government.

After 200 days of war, more than 34,260 people have died in the Gaza Strip and the number of injuries already exceeds 77,000, most of them women and children, according to the Ministry of Health of the enclave, governed by Hamas.

For his part, former president Jorge Quiroga recalled and named by his surnames the six Bolivian citizens who died during the attack on the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) in 1994, one of the largest terrorist attacks committed on Argentine soil, which left a total of 85 dead and more than 300 injured.

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“We are going to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the savage attack on the AMIA. In the discussion it would seem that it is an Argentine issue, since here are Barriga, García, Salazar, Vela Ramos Eugenio and Juan and Zárate Loayza. Six Bolivians died in AMIA,” Quiroga listed.

“That’s why it hurt me to see that (Hugo) Chávez cultivated friendship with (Mahmud) Ahmadinejad, when there is no cultural link except that Venezuela-Iran relationship characterized by a rabid anti-Americanism, which led to Mr. (Ahmad) Vahidi being in my country inaugurating the military school of the Bolivarian alliance in Bolivia. That’s why Israel’s peace and success concern us all,” he concluded.

Iran is seen by Argentina as responsible for the attack and they have issued red circulars to arrest the Minister of the Interior, Vahidi for his participation in the attack.

Finally, he highlighted the figure of the former deputy and former candidate for the presidency of Venezuela, María Corina Machado, to “evict” the authoritarian regime with which Nicolás Maduro governs. “We do not ask the Western world to help us, but to stop helping Maduro’s tyranny,” Quiroga concluded.

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Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka

Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.

The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.

An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.

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Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.

Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.

Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.

Internacionales

Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages

May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.

In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.

Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.

International

Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.

During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.

“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.

“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”

Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.

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On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.