PT also states that US President Joe Biden “did not have the sensitivity to end the war” between Israel and Hamas
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an “extremist” and stated that United States President Joe Biden “did not have the sensitivity to stop the IsraelIsrael war.” Hamas. The statements were made in an interview with the newspaper Al Jazeera (state broadcaster of the Qatari monarchy), published this Friday (December 1, 2023).
“Netanyahu is practically a rightwing extremist who has no sensitivity to the problems of the Palestinians. They think the Palestinians mean nothing. He must learn that Palestinians must be respected and their land marked,” he explained.
Lula also stated that Hamas carried out a “terrorist” attack on October 7 when the extremist group launched an offensive that triggered the conflict in the Middle East and that Israel has the right to defend itself, but not children, Killing women and innocent people.
“It is not a traditional war, but a genocide that kills thousands of children and women through no fault of their own,” he said.
In criticizing Biden’s stance on the war, the Brazilian president stated that “the United States has had great influence on Israel, whether in the economic or military sphere.”
He also stated that the American president had the “ability to stop the war through negotiations” but that he did not have the “sensitivity” to do so.