Argentinian artists, writers, and historians declare their stance against the genocide in Gaza.

In a statement issued in Argentina, at the invitation of the Association of Socialist Intellectuals and Artists, a position rejecting the genocide being inflicted on the residents of the Gaza Strip was announced. The statement, titled 'Gaza: Before It's Too Late,' condemns the catastrophic humanitarian situation faced by Palestinians as a result of Israeli aggression.

Approximately 1,200 prominent figures from various cultural, artistic, and academic fields signed the statement, noting that Gaza is suffering from ongoing genocide, with over 60,000 Gazans killed, including around 20,000 children, during 21 months of aggression.

Since October 2023, the region has been suffering from a brutal blockade that hinders the entry of food, medicine, and essential aid, leading to widespread famine and tragic conditions, where people are dying of hunger in the streets, and hospitals are filled with children suffering from malnutrition.

The statement added that Israel is preventing the entry of thousands of trucks loaded with aid, and that most of the assistance passes through a private American company, reflecting international complicity and cultural silence regarding the issue.

The signatories also addressed the announcement by the Israeli Minister of Defense regarding his intention to establish a detention camp in Rafah, which threatens to expand the ethnic cleansing project to include the West Bank after the Israeli parliament voted to fully annex this area.

The statement concluded with a call to take to the streets worldwide to stop the most brutal genocide of our time and to halt the occupying state's aggression against Gaza before it's too late.

In a related context, Argentine Jewish editor 'Ariel Kohn' issued an open letter addressing the genocide in Gaza from the perspective of culture and literature in Israel, condemning the complicity of cultural circles there.

Kohn mentioned that his publishing house announced its intention to place a phrase on the back cover of its books expressing opposition to the killing of innocents in Gaza, but the reactions were negative, reflecting a state of cultural repression.

Kohn called for gathering international condemnations from the literary community and stimulating dialogue, emphasizing the importance of reevaluating the relationship with the occupying state, and that literary publishing should become a political and humanitarian tool to stop the massacres and famine in Palestine.