Israeli Leaders Lambast ‘Disgusting’ Comments From Brazil’s President Comparing War at Gaza to Holocaust
‘What’s happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people hasn’t happened at any other moment in history,’ Mr. da Silva says. ‘Actually, it has happened — when Hitler decided to kill the Jews.’
Israeli leaders reacted with shock and anger Sunday to comments by the president of Brazil, Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva, stating that their country’s actions in Gaza amount to a “genocide” comparable to Hitler’s campaign against European Jews during World War II.
Prime Minister Netanyahu, in a social media post in Hebrew, said he and Israel’s foreign minister, Yisrael Katz, had summoned the Brazilian ambassador to the country for what he termed a “stern reprimand” over the comments.
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