The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, strongly criticized Israel: He accused them of committing a “genocide” against Palestinian civilians in the country Gaza Strip and made a controversial comparison with the Nazi extermination Adolf Hitler- against the Jews.
During a press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he attended the summit African Union As a guest, Lula explained that the situation in Gaza does not correspond to a conventional war, but rather an attack by a highly armed army on a civilian population consisting mainly of women and children, he assured.
Benjamin Netanyahu The Israeli Prime Minister dismissed Lula's statements as “shameful and serious” and summoned the Brazilian ambassador to Israel to express his dissatisfaction. The Israeli leader claimed that any comparison between Israel's actions and those of the Nazis crosses moral boundaries because they represent a distortion of the historical memory of the Jews murdered during the war Holocaust. For this reason, he accused Lula of demonizing the Jewish state.
Lula da Silva compares Israel's war to Nazi annihilation
Hamas, For his part, he supported Lula's comments because he interpreted them as a faithful reflection of the adversities faced by the Palestinian people in Gaza and as an acknowledgment of the crimes committed by Israel, who have the express support of the administration of the President of the United States, Joe Biden.
Despite previous conviction Hamas As a terrorist for attacks on Israel, Lula criticized Israel's response. He called it disproportionate and cited a high number of civilian casualties. According to the organization, these victims are mainly women and children Hamas Ministry of Health.
In Egypt And Ethiopia, Lula tried to strengthen political and economic ties Africa. He continued his approach of promoting the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state as a permanent solution to the conflict.
He also advocated a U.N. strengthened, with a more inclusive Security Council and no veto power for each country. He also announced an increase in aid Brazil to the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). He also criticized the suspension of funds by Western countries following allegations of complicity by employees UNRWA in attacks against Israel.
“When I see the rich world announce that it will stop contributing to humanitarian aid to the Palestinians, I imagine how great the political consciousness of these people is and how great the spirit of solidarity is in their hearts,” said he. Lula.
Finally, Lula He spoke of the need for a diplomatic approach rather than a military one in resolving the conflict and criticized the move by rich countries to withdraw their support for humanitarian aid to Palestine and called for greater international solidarity.
With information from AFP.