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Politics
Japan Communist Party leader blasts Israel and the US over renewed Gaza bombing
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
SHII Kazuo
PanOrient News
TOKYO: Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Chair SHII Kazuo has termed Israel’s renewed bombings in Gaza “a brutal resumption of the 15-month-long act of genocide that has brought enormous suffering to the people there.”
Shii was speaking at a meeting in Japan’s parliament building and referred to Israel’s large-scale attacks on the Gaza Strip and the killing of residents, including many children.
He said it was “extremely concerning” that the administration of US President Donald Trump knew in advance that Israel was preparing to initiate the large-scale campaign and gave it de facto approval.
Shii tore into Trump and Israel’s prime minister: “It must be pointed out that Israel was effectively encouraged to carry out the illegal strikes by President Trump’s outrageous attempts to engineer the forcible expulsion of Gazans and effect an American takeover of Gaza during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”
“The Japanese government’s attitude should also be called into question. While saying that Japan supports the two-state solution to the Palestine problem, the Ishiba administration has refrained from criticizing President Trump’s reckless statements about the issue and the huge US military aid provided to Israel.”
Shii and his party is demanding that the Japanese government change its diplomatic stance and be more critical of the United States and Israel.
“The Japanese Communist Party strongly condemns the latest offensive, which is a violation of international law and international humanitarian law as well as a unilateral breach of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The JCP urges Israel to stop the attack on Gaza, end the blockade of humanitarian aid, and return to the ceasefire agreement to resume negotiations.”
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