The Brazilian President: What is happening in Gaza is genocide not war
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva described the Israeli army’s actions against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as genocide.
This came during a press conference at the presidential palace in the capital, Brasilia, on Tuesday, in which he stated that what is happening in Gaza “has nothing to do with war”.
He said, “What is happening in the Gaza Strip is genocide… Women and children who have nothing to do with the war are being killed, and children are being starved”.
Lula Da Silva compared the historical suffering of the Jews to what is happening in Gaza, adding, “Israel must act rationally toward humanity, and the Palestinian people in particular, because of the suffering that the Jews have experienced throughout history”.
The Brazilian president stressed that peace will only be achieved when a free and sovereign Palestinian state is established.
