Israel describes Petro’s statements on the Gaza conflict as “regrettable” and “disrespectful”

The spokesman for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lior Haiat, described this Thursday the Colombian president’s statements as “regrettable” and “a lack of respect”. Gustavo Pedrowho compared the situation in the Gaza Strip to the Auschwitz concentration camp in World War II.

“These are very unfortunate messages, It demonstrates more than anything a lack of knowledge, not to say ignorance, and a lack of respect after the atrocities we saw, the images of that attack so barbaric that not even animals can do it”, Haiat said in a virtual news conference aimed at Spanish-language media.

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“The comparison made by the president of Colombia, I’m sorry to say it, but it’s an unfounded comparison, which is regrettable and which I’m sure does not represent the Colombian people.”, added the Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman.

At the press conference, where three family members of four abducted civilians and a soldier captured by Hamas’ Islamic militias insisted that they had no “official or unofficial” information about the condition of their loved ones, Haiat highlighted the “very broad support.” shown in Latin America to the Israeli people.

The United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Deborah Lipstadt today he also condemned Petro’s words and asked him to “condemn Hamas, a designated terrorist organization, for its barbaric murder of Israeli men, women and children.”

“We were surprised to see Colombian President Gustavo Petro comparing the Israeli government to Hitler’s genocidal regime”noted the head of the State Department in a message on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

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The president of Colombia on Monday compared the situation in the Gaza Strip to the Auschwitz concentration camp, although he avoided condemning the attack and murder of civilians by Hamas; which earned him numerous criticisms.

Since last Saturday, Petro has published numerous messages on social media about the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians following the bloody attacks by Hamas that left more than 1,300 dead in Israel and 1,400 among Palestinians, mainly due to bombings in Gaza.

Source: Elcomercio

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