Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he is received at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DEBBIE HILL
Galería: Guatemala inaugura su embajada en Jerusalén
Erik Ramirez
Guatemala inauguró en Jerusalén su nueva embajada en Israel
Con información de la agencia de noticias: AFP
Guatemala inauguró este miércoles en Jerusalén su nueva embajada en Israel, convirtiéndose en el primer país en imitar la polémica medida de Estados Unidos, que vino acompañada de una mortal violencia de la frontera de Gaza.
El primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, participó en la ceremonia de inauguración junto al presidente guatemalteco, Jimmy Morales.
La decisión de Estados Unidos y Guatemala pone fin al consenso internacional de mantener las embajadas fuera de Jerusalén debido al estatuto disputado de la Ciudad Santa y al conflicto israelo-palestino.
Anteriormente la embajada de Guatemala estaba en Herzliya, al norte de Tel Aviv. Hasta el momento la otra única nación con planes inmediatos de abrir una embajada en Jerusalén es Paraguay, que se espera que lo haga antes de fin de mes.
Netanyahu elogió apasionadamente a Guatemala por su decisión y destacó que el país latinoamericano la tomó tan solo dos días después de Estados Unidos.
“Ustedes estuvieron siempre entre los primeros. Fueron el segundo país en reconocer a Israel”, declaró el primer ministro israelí, anunciando que visitará Guatemala en su próxima gira por América Latina.
Morales declaró que era un “momento trascendental para las próximas generaciones”. “Hacemos esto porque ustedes tienen un lugar especial en nuestros corazones”.
Fotos de la agencia de noticias: AFP ▼
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (C) and his wife Hilda Patricia Marroquin (L) speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Guatemala’s embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (C-L) and his wife Hilda Patricia Marroquin (L) pose for a group photo with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C-R) and his wife Sara (R) ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Guatemala’s embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
Guatemalan ambassador to Israel Sara Angelina Solis poses for a photo next to the flags of Guatemala and Israel flags ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Guatemala’s embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the inauguration ceremony of Guatemala’s embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the inauguration ceremony of Guatemala’s embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and his wife Sara (L) speak with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (R) ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Guatemala’s embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (2nd-R), his wife Hilda Patricia Marroquin (R), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and his wife and Sara (2nd-L), and Guatemalan Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel Polanco (L) pose for a group photo ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Guatemala’s embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Guatemala’s embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and his wife Sara (C-L) speak with Guatemalan ambassador to Israel Sara Angelina Solis (L) and Guatemalan Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel Polanco (2nd-R) ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Guatemala’s embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the inauguration ceremony of Guatemala’s embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) during the inauguration ceremony of Guatemala’s embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (C-R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C-L), accompanied by their wives Hilda Patricia Marroquin (R) and Sara Netanyahu (L) during the inauguration ceremony of Guatemala’s embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
(L to R) Sara Netanyahu and her husband Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin attend the inauguration ceremony of the Guatemalan embassy in Jerusalem with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, his wife Hilda Patricia Marroquin, and Guatemalan Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel Polanco on May 16, 2018.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
(L to R) Sara Netanyahu and her husband Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin applaud as Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales and his wife Hilda Patricia Marroquin cut the ribbon during the inauguration ceremony of the Guatemalan embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018, also attended by Guatemalan Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel Polanco.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
(L to R) Sara Netanyahu and her husband Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin applaud as Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales and his wife Hilda Patricia Marroquin cut the ribbon during the inauguration ceremony of the Guatemalan embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018, also attended by Guatemalan Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel Polanco.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (R) shakes hands with his Guatemalan counterpart Jimmy Morales at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (C) shakes hands with his Guatemalan counterpart Jimmy Morales (L) as he receives him along with Guatemalan Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel Polanco (R) at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (R) shakes hands with his Guatemalan counterpart Jimmy Morales as they meet at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (C-R) receives his Guatemalan counterpart Jimmy Morales (C-L) at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (L) speaks during his meeting with his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin as he receives him at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (L) speaks during his meeting with his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin as he receives him at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (R) speaks during his meeting with his Guatemalan counterpart Jimmy Morales at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (C) signs the guestbook during his meeting with his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin as he receives him at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (L) speaks during his meeting with his Israeli counterpart Reuven Rivlin as he receives him at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he is received at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DEBBIE HILL
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he is received at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DEBBIE HILL
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he is received at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DEBBIE HILL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales as he receives him at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL AND AFP PHOTO / DEBBIE HILL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales as he receives him at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL AND AFP PHOTO / DEBBIE HILL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales as he receives him at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL AND AFP PHOTO / DEBBIE HILL
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales (L) speaks as he is received by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the latter’s office in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / DEBBIE HILL
(L to R) Sara Netanyahu and her husband Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin applaud as Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales and his wife Hilda Patricia Marroquin cut the ribbon during the inauguration ceremony of the Guatemalan embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018, also attended by Guatemalan Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel Polanco.
Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on May 15, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States’ deeply controversial move, breaking with decades of international consensus. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN
– Creencias evangélicas –
El traslado de la embajada de Estados Unidos en Jerusalén el lunes coincidió con una sangrienta represión israelí a lo largo de la frontera con la Franja de Gaza, que dejó casi 60 palestinos muertos.
Israel ha recibido críticas en todo el mundo por usar munición real contra manifestantes.
El país defiende que sus acciones son necesarias para defender la frontera y frenar infiltraciones masivas del enclave palestino, gobernado por el movimiento islamista Hamas.
La mayoría de los asesinados fueron disparados por francotiradores israelíes, dijo el Ministerio de Salud gazatí, en el día más sangriento del conflicto israelo-palestino desde la guerra de Gaza en el verano de 2014.
El ejército de Israel dijo que “parece que al menos 24” de los asesinados eran militantes, principalmente de Hamas y la Yihad Islámica.
Añadió que se usaron artefactos explosivos y bombas incendiarias, mientras que los soldados israelíes también fueron disparados.
Pero hubo numerosos llamados a una investigación independiente sobre las muertes, con Gran Bretaña, Alemania, Suiza y Bélgica entre los que apoyan esta acción.
El secretario general de la ONU, Antonio Guterres, y la Unión Europea habían llamado con anterioridad a una investigación independiente. 116 palestinos fueron asesinados por las fuerzas israelíes desde que se pusiera en marcha una campaña de protestas en la frontera de Gaza e Israel el 30 de marzo.
La decisión de Morales de trasladar la embajada de Guatemala ha sido vista como influida parcialmente por sus creencias religiosas evangélicas.
Los evangélicos quieren que los judíos reconstruyan su templo en Jerusalén, lo que según sus creencias traerá la segunda llegada de Cristo.
La medida también es vista por algunos como un gesto para obtener el apoyo de Estados Unidos en un momento en el que Morales es acusado por fiscales guatemaltecos de aceptar donaciones ilegales a su campaña.
El funcionario palestino Saeb Erekat hizo referencia a estas alegaciones en un mordaz ataque este miércoles.
“El gobierno guatemalteco ha elegido permanecer en el lado equivocado de la historia, al lado de las violaciones del Derecho internacional y de los derechos humanos, y dar un paso hostil contra los palestinos y el mundo árabe”, dijo en un comunicado.
“No nos sorprende que un presidente que se ha opuesto a las investigaciones de la ONU sobre la corrupción y abusos de poder (en su país) haya decidido violar aún más las resoluciones internacionales”.
En Guatemala hay cerca de un millar de judíos, casi todos en la capital.
Por el momento Guatemala y Paraguay son los únicos países latinoamericanos en seguir el ejemplo de Estados Unidos.
El presidente de Panamá, Juan Carlos Varela, que se encontraba este miércoles en Israel, dijo en la víspera a la AFP en Londres que su país va “a mantener la embajada en Tel Aviv”.
La mayoría de los países latinoamericanos confirmaron a finales de 2017, ante la decisión de Estados Unidos, que no moverían su embajada de Tel Aviv.
El estatuto de Jerusalén es uno de los asuntos más espinosos del conflicto israelo-palestino.
La Autoridad Palestina dijo este miércoles que estaba llamando a consulta a sus enviados en Rumania, República Checa, Hungría y Austria después de que sus embajadores asistieran a una recepción israelí que conmemora el traslado de la embajada estadounidense.
Israel considera toda la ciudad como su capital, mientras que los palestinos ven a Jerusalén Este como la capital de su futuro estado.
Israel ocupó Cisjordania en 1967 y después ocupó Jerusalén Este, en una medida nunca reconocida por la comunidad internacional.
Con información de la agencia de noticias: AFP
La OLP dice que Guatemala eligió estar "en el lado equivocado de la historia".
