A plea to the people of Gaza

The translated text of my speech to the "Unidos con Israel" demonstration

Today we stand at a moment of decision for humanity. The time to study history has ended and the time to participate in history has begun.

For while this week was a great trauma for the citizens of Israel and a profound blow to the Jewish people, it speaks to a wider audience. Each one of us is called to pronounce what we stand for and to defend our deci…