Senate approves license to Noroña for his “solidarity trip” to Palestine

In an economic vote, the Plenary of the Senate approved the 9-day license to the morenista Gerardo Fernández Norona for your “solidarity trip” to Palestine.

“Senator Gerardo Rodolfo Fernández Noroña is granted leave to separate from legislative duties from October 23 to November 2, 2025“, announced the president of the Board of Directors, Laura Itzel Castillo Juarezafter the vote.

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Prior to this, Fernandez Norona accused that the Criticism of his visit to the Arab country is “a cover-up” of the genocide what happens in that region.

“They are nice, They are justifying the genocide of the Palestinian peoplethat is the underlying issue (…) they are diverting the underlying issue, they are massacring the Palestinian people, It is a very serious thing, they are starving boys and girls, it is a drama. And they come up with trivialities,” he stressed.

“The genocide is not going to stop if you go”

And in response to the press’s statement that “the genocide is not going to stop if you go“, Fernandez Norona raised the tone and accused the media of “intriguing” and “masking” the situationthrough criticism of his trip.

“You mask it, because What they want is for nothing to be done to shed light on the genocide. And if it seems to you that I don’t contribute anything by going, I respect,” he said.

At the same time, the former president of the Senate He assured that the invitation was made to him in a personal capacitythe flight will be paid for by the Qatari Governmentand the expenses on land will be covered by him and not with public resources, so, according to his saying, “it is not about political tourism.”

“No, I’m not going on vacation, gentlemen, no, I’m not going to have funNo, I’m not going to do political tourism. It seems to me that Palestine is not at this moment a place where they can tell me that I am doing political tourismthat there are any of you who consider that this is irrelevant, that is your opinion. I think that the solidarity that I can express is important,” he commented.

Noroña requests a license for a “solidarity trip” to Palestine

This Tuesday, the expert reported that will request a license from October 23 to November 2 to make a “solidarity trip” to Palestineat the invitation of the government of that country.

“The license I am going to request is for a defined period. (…) leave starting Thursday the 24th, I leave tomorrow night (October 22) to Palestine, and return on November 2. Flight with the United Arab Emirates (…) The United Arab Emirates pays the plane ticket for the solidarity that I have had with the people of Palestine”commented the brunette.

Fernandez Norona said that He could not have asked for leave for the trip but he does it “because it is the right thing to do” and because there is “absolute observance of my legislative work.”

Noroña’s trip in August

The former president of the Senate indicated that declined to visit in Augustalthough he had the opportunity but, now that he no longer heads the Upper House, and because the ceasefire has not been respectedwill travel to Palestine.

According to his saying, There is no political reason for his 9-day absence from legislative work. He even boasted that he is fine with his parliamentary group, which supported him even in a “loving way,” and that “it is fine with my fellow president.” Claudia Sheinbaum”.

About his activities, Fernandez Norona indicated that will visit the Palestinian government authoritieswill be in settlements and before, will hold a runion in United Arab Emiratesin addition to a meeting in Jordan, but “most of the time will be in Palestine.”

At the same time, the expetista does not fear reprisals and that, The most that could happen to him is that the US Government withdraws his visa; Likewise, he stressed that he is not a martyr and that he will be at the points to which the Palestinian Authority takes him.

“It’s a dangerous journey, and I’m no hero“I am not a martyr, I love life, I have many things to do in the country but I must not be ignored in the face of the terrible genocide that is happening to the Palestinian people,” he commented.

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“They are bombing them”

He reproached – without naming the Israeli government – that, despite the fact that a peace plan and the cease firethe people who returned to their homes were deceived, again.

“They are bombing them, They are murdering boys and girls, there is not much I can do but I should not sit idly by.“It would be cowardice,” he commented.

Despite the arguments of the Morenista, the Law of Responsibilities, the Senate Code of Ethics and Morena’s guidelines They prohibit accepting gifts or trips financed by foreign governments.