CARACAS, Tuesday January 06, 2009 | Update
Politics
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez accused Israel of perpetrating
a massacre in Palestine and of being a "murderer" and "genocidal"
government and urged nations to call for end of invasion in
Gaza Strip.
He denounced that Israel is engaged in "a real massacre."
He also said that "they were bombing every 15 minutes. Now
they are launching a land invasion in the Gaza Strip... This
attack is supported and driven forward by the government of
the United States," AP reported.
"We must denounce the government of Israel as a murderer
government, a genocidal government and the world should stand
up. The United Nations, the governments of Europe, the
Middle East, and the great countries of the world, we should
all speak up and demand the end of the invasion of Gaza Strip
and the killing of thousands of innocents," he said.
02:57 PM. HEAVY RAINS. Venezuelan Executive Vice-President Elias Jaua reported that the government is designing plans to support farmers, cattlemen and peasants of the state of Mérida who have been hit by heavy rains that have caused crop losses.