Pep Guardiola Slams Israel Over Gaza, Urges Support for UNRWA
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS Arabic by baba
Former Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola released a video criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza and urging support for UNRWA. He highlighted the civilian casualties, particularly children, and accused Israel of killing over 34,000 people and obstructing aid. Guardiola called for continued international support for Palestinians and donations to UNRWA, stating that silence equates to taking sides. This marks his latest public condemnation of Israeli policy regarding the conflict.
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- Pep Guardiola criticized Israel's actions in Gaza and urged support for UNRWA.
- He stated that over 34,000 people have been killed in Gaza and aid is being obstructed.
- Guardiola emphasized the human cost of the conflict, focusing on civilian suffering, especially children.
- He called for continued international support for Palestinians and donations to UNRWA.
- The former coach stated that silence on the issue means choosing a side.
- This is not the first time Guardiola has publicly condemned Israeli policy.
Pep Guardiola, the former coach of Manchester City, has released a video supporting the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, in which he strongly criticized Israel's actions in Gaza. In the video, Guardiola highlighted the human cost of the conflict, emphasizing the suffering of civilians, particularly children, stating, "These are not dead people, these are human beings who have been killed. These are not numbers, these are souls who had a name, faces, families, dreams, and memories." He argued that what is happening is not collateral damage but the deaths of girls and boys, and that accepting language that hides pain leads to a loss of humanity.
Guardiola described scenes of children searching for parents among rubble, suffering from hunger, and being left alone. He asserted that the harm and dehumanization of the Palestinian population are ongoing and that their lives and suffering must be treated with the same importance as others. He directly accused the Israeli government of killing over 34,000 people in Gaza and continuing to obstruct humanitarian aid, urging the international community not to look away.
He called for continued support for Palestinians and stressed that international responsibility must not cease. Guardiola also appealed to the public to donate to UNRWA to enable the organization to continue its aid efforts. "Silence today is a way of choosing a side. But we cannot turn a blind eye. We are living in a very dark period in our history," he stated, adding, "Palestine is important, and Palestine needs justice and peace."
This is not the first time Guardiola has spoken out against Israeli policy. In January, he appeared at a charity event wearing a keffiyeh, and in February, he addressed the situation in Gaza with strong words, previously expressing his pain over images from the Strip and concern for Palestinian children and civilians.
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