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February 19, 2024

Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Likens Israel's Assault on Gaza to Holocaust
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Israel has declared Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
"persona non grata" after he accused Israel of genocide in Gaza and
likened its actions to the Nazi Holocaust. Lula made the remarks as he
spoke at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: "What is happening in the Gaza
Strip with the Palestinian people has no parallel in other historical
moments. In fact, it did exist when Hitler decided to kill the Jews."

At the AU summit, African leaders discussed ongoing conflicts in the
region and the spiraling humanitarian situations in Sudan and the
Democratic Republic of Congo.


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