https://en.sputniknews.africa/20240219/israel-declares-brazilian-president-persona-non-grata-for-words-on-war-in-gaza-reports-say-1065156586.html
Israel Declares Brazilian President Persona Non Grata for Words on War in Gaza, Reports Say
Israel Declares Brazilian President Persona Non Grata for Words on War in Gaza, Reports Say
Sputnik Africa
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has declared Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva persona non grata for the latter's statement... 19.02.2024, Sputnik Africa
2024-02-19T16:54+0100
2024-02-19T16:54+0100
2024-02-19T16:54+0100
israel-palestine escalation
lula da silva
israel
gaza
brazil
hamas
israeli-palestinian conflict
palestine
diplomacy
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.africa/img/07e8/02/11/1065119497_0:0:3071:1728_1920x0_80_0_0_28f49d60177cdafb1099d11eab202f41.jpg
On Sunday, Lula told reporters in Addis Ababa that Israel's military intervention in the Gaza Strip "is not a war, it is a genocide" and compared it to the Holocaust "when Hitler decided to kill the Jews." Earlier on Monday, Katz summoned Brazilian Ambassador Federico Mayer to the Yad Vashem memorial, which is dedicated to victims of the Holocaust, and reprimanded him over the Brazilian president's remarks, calling them "an extremely serious antisemitic attack." The Brazilian presidency chief adviser, Celso Amorim, called Israel's decision to declare Lula persona non grata "absurd," saying that "it only reinforces the isolation of Israel." On October 7, 2023, Palestinian movement Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel from Gaza and breached the border, killing 1,200 people and abducting around 240 others. Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza, and started a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages. At least 29,000 people have been killed so far in the Gaza Strip, local authorities said. On November 24, Qatar mediated a deal between Israel and Hamas on a temporary truce and the exchange of some of the prisoners and hostages, as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire was extended several times and expired on December 1. More than 100 hostages are still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza.
https://en.sputniknews.africa/20240217/palestinian-pm-urges-african-summit-to-advocate-for-ceasefire-in-gaza-halt-israeli-settlements-1065123066.html
israel
gaza
brazil
palestine
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2024
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
lula da silva, israel, gaza, brazil, hamas, israeli-palestinian conflict, palestine, diplomacy
lula da silva, israel, gaza, brazil, hamas, israeli-palestinian conflict, palestine, diplomacy
Israel Declares Brazilian President Persona Non Grata for Words on War in Gaza, Reports Say
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has declared Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva persona non grata for the latter's statement comparing Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip to the Holocaust, the Israeli broadcaster reported on Monday.
On Sunday, Lula told reporters in Addis Ababa that Israel's military intervention in the Gaza Strip "is not a war, it is a genocide" and compared it to the Holocaust "when Hitler decided to kill the Jews." Earlier on Monday, Katz summoned Brazilian Ambassador Federico Mayer to the Yad Vashem memorial, which is dedicated to victims of the Holocaust, and reprimanded him over the Brazilian president's remarks, calling them "an extremely serious antisemitic attack."
"We will never forgive and never forget- in my name and in the name of the citizens of Israel, I notified President Lula that he is unwelcome in Israel until he formally apologizes and retracts his statement," Katz said on X later in the day.
The Brazilian presidency chief adviser, Celso Amorim, called
Israel's decision to declare Lula persona non grata "absurd," saying that "it only reinforces the isolation of Israel."
On October 7, 2023, Palestinian movement Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel from Gaza and breached the border, killing 1,200 people and abducting around 240 others. Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of
Gaza, and started a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages. At least 29,000 people have been killed so far in the Gaza Strip, local authorities said.
On November 24, Qatar mediated a deal between Israel and Hamas on a temporary truce and the exchange of some of the prisoners and hostages, as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. The ceasefire was extended several times and expired on December 1. More than 100 hostages are still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza.
