Mário Soares on walls that still stand

The Berlin Wall has fallen, but other walls still stand. The former president of Portugal Mário Soares writes in the daily Diário de Notícias that such walls are criminal and must be torn down: "Berlin was at the centre of the world on November 9. It told us that the world is changing, and that peace, freedom and social justice are well worth fighting for. But there are still other walls of shame which must be torn down. In Israel for example, excluding the Palestinians and intolerably burdening their lives. A mistake, an unforgiveable crime. Betweeen the US and Mexico, restricting access to the US for Latin American immigrants. In the European Union as well there are those who say that such ugly methods may be used to stop immigrants from Africa. The Greeks said that life is our teacher. Unfortunately many people in the 21st century still refuse to learn its lessons."

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