(El Medio-Spanish) A letter by the former presidents of Peru (Alejandro Toledo), Uruguay (Luis Alberto Lacalle), and former government officials in Europe opposes the actions of Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil in recalling their ambassadors to Israel, saying "the manipulation of information in Latin America regarding the current conflict in Gaza...intoxicates the citizens" and "inspires wrong and reprehensible policies." "Israel didn't start this war. The Jewish State is responding to the constant barrage of rockets and mortars from Gaza falling in Israel." "Hamas is...a terrorist organization designated as such by the U.S. State Department and the European Union and Hamas' foundational charter...calls for the annihilation of the State of Israel and the death of all Jews." "Any cease-fire that politically rewards Hamas' armed aggression is a strategic mistake. If there's a real desire for peace, the terror infrastructure must be dismantled in Gaza: Tunnels, rockets, weapons factories." "It's an aberration to establish moral equivalence between the two contending parties. Because, on the one hand is terror, the fanatical Islamist tyranny, and the cult of death, while on the other hand is freedom, prosperity, and the defense of life. Barbarism and civilization cannot be at the same level."
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