In Hope never disappoints. Pilgrims towards a better worlda book to be published on Tuesday November 19 and extracts of which were published this weekend in the daily The PressPope Francis asks for the possibility of being able to investigate facts of “ genocide » against the population of the Palestinian enclave, a first in his mouth. Words that did not go unnoticed on the peninsula.
With our correspondent at the Vatican, Eric Senanque
« What is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of genocide, some experts say », explains Pope Francis in this work, according to which “ it would be necessary to investigate carefully to determine whether the situation on the ground fits the definition formulated by legal experts and international organizations. »
This is the first time that the term “ genocide » is used publicly by the Argentine pope regarding the conflict in the Middle East. A year ago, Palestinian families from Gaza had been received at Vatican and told the press that Francis had used the term in front of them, but the Holy See then officially denied it.
A taboo lifted?
François seems to lift a taboo in Italy. One of the leaders of the Left Alliance and the Greens decided to present a motion for Rome to support an international investigation into possible genocidal acts in Gaza.
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