Posted on YouTube: February 20, 2024
The President of Brazil, President Lula, has made some comments comparing the plight of Palestinians in Gaza to the Holocaust.
Well, the Israeli spin machine was furious.
Israel’s Netanyahu slams Brazilian president’s comparison of Gaza war to the Holocaust
February 18, 2024TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (AP) — Israel on Sunday condemned Brazil’s president for comparing the war in Gaza to the Holocaust, accusing him of being antisemitic and trivializing the Nazi genocide of European Jews during World War II.
The outcry further strained relations between the countries, which have deteriorated since President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to office last year. Lula has portrayed himself as a leader of the “ Global South,” a loosely defined group of developing countries.
Of course, Israel goes into attack mode with any comparison of its operations in Gaza to what the Nazis did to the Jews in Europe in World War II.
But Colombia and Brazil are standing by Brazil.
Colombia, Bolivia back Brazil’s Lula in Israel row over Gaza war comments
21 Feb 2024Colombia and Bolivia are backing Brazil as its diplomatic row with Israel escalated after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, comparing its actions with the Holocaust.
Well, Brazil was wrong, to be sure. But was it wise for Israel to make this a bigger issue than it should be?