“le plat pays”

Dear Majesties,

I do not know how you managed to leave the East, I guess that you do not come from the Middle East, but from a very distant East, because the situation in the Middle East would not have allowed you to travel without taking big risks for your lives.

I do not know when you started the trip and therefore I do not know if you are already informed about what is happening in the Gaza Strip.

A Gaza, Israel ha declarat la guerra a Palestina i el balanç de l’ofensiva israeliana, ahir diumenge, donava 512 morts, dels quals 87 són infants, i més de 2.450 ferits. In Gaza, Israel has declared war to Palestine and the balance of the Israeli offensive on Sunday, was 512 people dead, of whom 87 are children, and over 2,450 injured.

That is what is happening right now in the region.

The USA in period of transition: an outgoing president who is incapable of putting pressure on Israel for a cessation of the aggression and a new president who has not been heard for days.

A Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates. Oman, Qatar, Bahrain) denouncing the inaction of the Security Council of UN and claiming the new U.S. administration a priority in the Palestinian issue in order to establish peace Overall in the region.

Russia has sent an emissary to the Middle East that explains the strong concern for the many victims among the civilian population and the serious situation of humanitarian aid.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel who is in favour of a cease-fire, but “on condition that Israel’s security is guaranteed, and ensuring that the weapon smuggling does not occur.”

El President de torn de la Unió Europea, el txec Vaclav Klaus explicant que l’operació terrestre d’Israel “no és una operació ofensiva ans defensiva”. The President in turn of the European Union, Vaclav Klaus, explaining that the operation of Israel “is not an offensive operation but defensive.”

Yesterday, a delegation formed by the EU Foreign Ministers from Czech Republic, France, Sweden, and the representative of the European diplomacy, Javier Solana, travelled to the region.

Israeli President Shimon Peres says that a ceasefire in Gaza is not contemplated. “Hamas needs a veritable lesson and is about to learn it.”

Aquesta és la situació, mentre més de 500 persones han mort, i més de 2000 han estat ferides,-la majoria palestins-, il’ajuda humanitària té greus dificultats per arribar als hospitals ia la població civil. This is the situation, while more than 500 people have died and more than 2,000 have been wounded, the majority Palestinians, humanitarian aid has serious difficulties in reaching the hospitals and the civilian population.

People from both sides of the world demand to stop the massacre. No volen ni un màrtir més, per una causa que està enquistada i que els actors actuals de la mateixa són incapaços per múltiples raons, de trobar la solució.

They do not want more a martyrs to a cause that is encysted and the present actors of the same are unable to find a solution to multiple reasons. For each death today, tomorrow there will be 10.

Citizens outraged, call for peace for people from the Middle East, but the international institutions can not be limited to ask for peace. Which we refer to “international community”, which have the strength and legitimacy to do so, must now implement the necessary measures to enforce a truce.

The Arab League, UN, EU, U.S., Russia all must seat with the parts in dispute and force them to negotiate using the pressure needed.

We do not want more condemnations from who should take decisions.

Respected Majesties,

aquesta és la situació al Pròxim Orient i per això la meva petició, el meu regal d’enguany, voldria que fos la fotografia dels que he esmentat més amunt negociant per una pau justa, perquè si no hi ha justícia, tampoc no hi haurà una pau duradora. This is the situation in the Middle East and that is why my request, my gift for this year would be a picture of whose I mentioned above, negotiating for a fair peace, because if there is no justice, there will be neither a lasting peace. And for founding justice, both sides must make assignments and those who do not comply with the agreement must be punished.

És un regal probablement no gaire fàcil d’aconseguir, doncs no el podran comprar ni als grans magatzems, ni en els comerços justos ni en el mercats, però he pensat que essent vostès veïns de la regió potser i podrien fer de bo. It is a gift probably not very easy to achieve, because it will not be bought in department stores or fair trade shops or markets, but I thought of you being neighbours of the region, you could do good.

Demanant excuses per l’extensió de la carta i agraint-los la seva atenció, aprofito l’avinentesa per a desitjar-los un bon retorn a casa seva, si és que quan hi arriben encara queda alguna cosa d’empeus. Seeking excuses for the extension of the letter and thanking you for your attention, I take this opportunity to wish you a good return to your homes.

Sincerely,

Maria Badia i Cutchet

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