Javier Bardem blames Israel for the Ceuta crisis. There's no evidence

Zdjęcie: Javier Bardem obarcza Izrael winą za kryzys w Ceucie. Brakuje dowodów

Spanish actor Javier Bardem linked Israel to the massive influx of migrants to Ceuta. However, publically available information does not support Israel to organise or launch this crisis. The documented questions concern mainly the behaviour of Morocco, the protection of the Spanish border and the delayed consequence of the European institutions.

Actor enters a geopolitical dispute

Javier Bardem, a Spanish actor known, among others, for the movie series “Duna”, placed Israel liable for mass crossing the Ceuta border. Information about his position was provided by the American portal Breitbart. Bardem has long publically criticized Israel's policy and engaged in pro-Palestinian initiatives.

However, designation does not replace evidence. The available material does not supply documents, service arrangements or a credible chain of events that would confirm that the Israeli authorities had planned or launched a mass movement of people from Morocco to the Spanish city. specified a serious thesis requires much more than a political assessment of a well-known artist.

Documented inactivity at the border

The facts lead primarily to the relation between Spain and Morocco. The Associated Press described Moroccan officers who stood by while thousands of people headed for Ceuta. "El País", citing the Spanish services, stated that Rabat had allowed the mass transition and utilized the crisis, although he had not planned it.

It is precisely the behaviour of the State controlling the another side of the border that should be at the heart of the debate. If Morocco has deliberately reduced border protection, Spain and the European Union must establish the reasons, work and conditions for further cooperation. The shift of attention to poorly documented hypotheses weakens the force on institutions that had real instruments of action on the ground.

Celebrate policy will not defend borders

Bardem has the right to harsh criticism of any government. However, he has no right to his own facts. In the migration dispute, it is easy to build a communicative in which all crisis becomes another section of the global ideological conflict. specified communicative can be media attractive, but it does not aid the people of Ceuta, border services, or those in request of legal procedure.

Europe needs clear rules: effective border control, fast processing of applications, return without the right of residence and hard agreements with transit countries. People crossing the border must be treated with dignity, but the state must not quit the right to decide whether to enter its territory.

For Poland, the stakes are clear. safety debate must not be held hostage by movie stars, media fashion or disputes carried from another regions of the world. Evidence, the ability of the state and the protection of citizens are important. erstwhile political fame replaces analysis, fact loses and with it trust in public debate.

Source: breitbart