Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday accused Israel of committing a 'genocide' of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, drawing a parallel with the extermination of the Jews carried out by the Hitler regime.
“What is happening in the Gaza Strip is not a war, it is a genocide,” Lula told reporters from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he is attending a Union summit African.
“This is not a war of soldiers against soldiers. It is a war between a highly prepared army and women and children,” added the Brazilian leader, a veteran of the left.
“What is happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people has not happened at any other time in history. In fact, this has already happened: when Hitler decided to kill the Jews,” he insisted.
🇧🇷🇮🇱 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗛 - Le Président brésilien Lula da Silva :
— Les Spectateurs (@les_spectateurs) February 18, 2024
🗣️ « Ce qu'Israël fait à Gaza équivaut à ce qu'Hitler a fait aux Juifs. »
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Brazil’s President Lula da Silva: “What’s happening in Gaza is not war. It’s genocide.” pic.twitter.com/qFbBcRdtCy
— Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis (@DrLoupis) February 19, 2024
Brazil very critical of Israel
The remarks are among the most virulent comments ever made on the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas by Lula, a prominent voice from the South whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the G20.
The 78-year-old leader condemned Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, calling it a “terrorist” act. But he has since been very critical of Israel's military campaign of retaliation.
All Western media wrote headlines emphasizing Netanyahu's condemnation of Lula da Silva's comments, as if the media were implicitly pro-Israel
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