Brazil recalled its ambassador to Tel Aviv, while the Netanyahu government said President Lula was unwelcome in Israel until he retracted his controversial statements.
Tensions are escalating in Brazil’s relations with Israel after Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva compared Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip to the Holocaust.
Brazil recalled its ambassador to Tel Aviv, while the Netanyahu government said President Lula was unwelcome in Israel until he retracted his controversial statements.
“What is happening in the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian people cannot be paralleled at any other time in history. Specifically, there was when Hitler decided to kill the JewsLula told reporters during the 37th session of the African Union in Addis Ababa.
Earlier today, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Lula is an unwelcome person in Israel until he retracts.
“We will not forget or forgive. It is a serious anti-Semitic attack. On my behalf and on behalf of the citizens of Israel, inform President Lula that he is persona non grata in Israel until he withdrawsKatz told the Brazilian ambassador.
For its part, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil announced that it will invite the Israeli ambassador Daniel Jonsin for consultations with the head of the Brazilian diplomacy in Rio de Janeiro, on the sidelines of the meeting of the foreign ministers of the G20 member countries.
Source :Skai
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