Lula says mention of the “Holocaust” was an “interpretation” by Netanyahu

The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvathis Tuesday denied having spoken of “Holocaust” when criticizing the offensive of Israel in Link who opened a diplomatic crisis and said it was a “interpretation”from the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

“I did not use the word “Holocaust”. ‘Holocaust’ was (an) interpretation of the Prime Minister of Israel, not mine”, said Lula in an interview with the RedeTV channel, according to a published excerpt.

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“I did not expect the government of Israel (I) would understand because I have known the citizen (…) for some time. I know what you think ideologically“, he added, referring to Netanyahu.

On February 18, Lula accused Israel of committing a “genocide” at the Gaza strip and compared the actions of the Israeli army against the Islamic movement Hamas with “when Hitler decided to kill the Jews”.

After these statements, Israel declared Lula “not grateful person”and demanded his apology. Furthermore, he summoned the Brazilian ambassador in Tel Aviv.

For your part, Brazil convened its own for consultations and summoned the Israeli representative in Brasilia.

Lula insisted this Tuesday that it is a “historical date” what Benjamin Netanyahu “is carrying out genocide against women and children”in the Gaza Strip.

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“The Israeli government effectively wants to exterminate the Palestinians.”In that territory, he stated.

The left-wing president, whose country he presides over this year G20condemned “terrorist attacks” of October 7thwhen Hamas commandos killed 1,160 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapped around 250 in southern Israel, according to an AFP report based on Israeli data.

But he has been an increasingly outspoken critic of the Israeli military response, in which nearly 30,000 people died in Linkmostly civilians, according to the Ministry of Health of that Palestinian territory governed by Hamas.

Source: Elcomercio

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