Brazil Calls Ambassador to Israel Home as Row Over President’s Comparison of Israel to Nazi Germany Escalates
‘In my name, and in the name of all Israeli citizens, tell President Lula that he is persona non grata in Israel until he retracts his statements,’ the Israeli foreign affairs minister says.
The diplomatic row between Israel and Brazil escalated sharply Monday, with ambassadors being summoned and reprimanded following remarks over the weekend from the Brazilian leader comparing Israel’s war against Hamas to Hitler’s Holocaust during World War II.
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