Lula da Silva’s advisor calls it “absurd” that Israel declares the Brazilian leader “persona non grata”

The International Affairs advisor to the Brazilian Presidency, Celso Amorim, described Israel’s decision to declare the president “persona non grata” as “absurd”. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaafter comparing the offensive in Link with him Holocaust.

“This is an absurd thing,” what “it only increases isolation Israel”good “Lula is wanted all over the world and at this moment anyone who is ‘persona non grata’ is Israel”said Amorim.

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The person responsible, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first two terms Lula (2003-2011), clarified to journalists that he had not yet spoken to the president about the matter and that he was speaking in a personal capacity about the decision to Israel.

The reaction of the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu was announced this Monday, after Lula, in a press conference held the day before in Ethiopia, equated the Israeli offensive in Link with him Holocaust.

“What is happening in the Gaza Strip is not a war, it is a genocide”declared Lula after a summit African Union in Addis Ababawhere he considered that the confrontation “between a very prepared army and women and children” had not happened before in history, except “when Hitler decided to kill the Jews.”

The statement was condemned in the harshest terms by Israel and the Israeli Foreign Minister, Israel Katzsummoned the Brazilian ambassador for this Monday, Frederico Meyerto express your protest.

“We will neither forgive nor forget: in my name and in the name of the citizens of IsraelI informed the president Lula that he is an undesirable personality in Israel until he apologizes and takes back his words.” announcement Katz after the meeting with Meyer.

The meeting with the ambassador was not, as it would be normalat the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but at the Holocaust Museumwhich has enormous symbolic value for Jews.

According to KatzIt is “the place that bears witness more than anything else to what the Nazis and Hitler they did to the Jews, including members of your family.

Source: Elcomercio

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