The note was issued days after a diplomatic crisis between the Lula and Netanyahu governments after the Brazilian quoted Nazi Germany and described Israel's military action as “genocide” in a speech about Gaza. At the United Nations, Brazilian diplomacy corrected its tone and said that “the world could witness war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of genocide.”
Lula was asked by Israel to apologize, but he never did. As a result, the Brazilian was declared “persona non grata” in Israel. In protest, the Foreign Ministry has temporarily withdrawn the country's ambassador from Tel Aviv.
Fees to the international community
Now the Brazilian accusation is also directed against the international community and powers. “It is up to the international community to stop and only then prevent new atrocities. “With every day of hesitation, more innocent people will die,” emphasizes the Brazilian government.
“UN authorities and humanitarian and health assistance experts from various organizations and institutions have for months denounced the systematic detention of trucks at the borders with Gaza and the growing situation of hunger, thirst and desperation among the civilian population. Still, inaction.” “The international community's stance in the face of this humanitarian tragedy continues to serve as a disguised incentive for the Netanyahu government to continue to target innocent civilians and disregard basic rules of international humanitarian law,” he emphasizes.
For the government, “humanity is failing the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. And it’s time to prevent new massacres.”