WASHINGTON — The
US State Department announced that Secretary
of State Antony Blinken would visit Brasília, the capital of Brazil, following
statements by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that angered Israel
by comparing its war on the
Gaza Strip to the ‘Jewish Holocaust,’ Al-Ghad
reported.
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Lula strongly condemned Israel's practices in Gaza,
describing the war on the strip at the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa
as ‘not a war, but a genocide.’
In response,
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz stated on
Monday that the Brazilian President would remain ‘an unwanted person’ in Israel
until he retracted his statements. Katz said, “In my name, and in the name of
all Israeli citizens, tell President Lula that he is persona non grata in
Israel until he retracts his statements.”
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Mauro Vieira
criticized Katz's statement, highlighting that Israel is trying to cover up its
attacks on the Gaza Strip, and that the statements from the Israeli Foreign
Ministry are unacceptable in form and content.
Vieira accused Katz of lying, emphasizing that President
Lula da Silva could not retract his condemnation of the ongoing Israeli attacks
on Gaza. He added, "It is a shameful page in Israeli diplomatic history.”
Notably, on Monday, the Israeli Foreign Minister summoned
the Brazilian ambassador to Israel, Frederico Meyer, for reprimand. In
response, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry summoned the Israeli ambassador to
Brazil, Daniel Zonshine, and recalled its ambassador from
Tel Aviv for
consultations.
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