Conib says that the president omits Hamas’s responsibility at the beginning of the conflict with Israel in Gaza
(Israelite Confederation of Brazil) has classified the president’s statements (PT) about the conflict between Israel and the extremist group Hamas as “anti -Semitic and irresponsible”.
In a statement released on Sunday (11.MAI.2025), the entity criticized Lula’s that Israel holds a “genocide” in the Gaza Strip in Palestine, under the “pretext of killing terrorists.” He also held the petista responsible for encouraging anti -Semitism among his supporters.
According to Conib, the president “once again” suggested that Israel deliberately kills women and Palestinian children under the guise of fighting Hamas. “Accusing Jews of killing children is one of the oldest and most deplorable ways From anti -Semitism, and it is unfortunate and disturbing that the president of our country continues this anti -Semitic libel around the world, ”the organization said.
The entity also stated that the president omits, in his speech, the responsibility of Hamas at the beginning of the conflict, which began on October 7, 2023 with an attack on Israeli territory.
“What is missing in President Lula’s speech about conflict is a truth: Hamas has started this terrible war and hides behind the civilian population and Israeli hostages to promote their vision, yes, to exterminate Israel and Jews,” declared Conib in the statement.
Lula has maintained a critical speech to Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip. In February 2024, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu the Brazilian president as “Persona Non Grata”. The reason was made between Palestine’s situation with Jewish extermination by Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany – Holocaust.
Here is the full of Conib’s note:
“President Lula once again makes anti -Semitic statements that there is a genocide in Gaza and that Israel deliberately kills children and women ‘on the pretext’ of killing terrorists. Accusing Jews of killing children is one of the oldest and most deplorable ways. From anti -Semitism, and it is unfortunate and disturbing that the president of our country will continue to promote this anti -Semitic libel around the world. Brazil is a country where the Jewish community lives in peace and security, but President Lula, with his anti -Semitic lines, seems to want to create problems for our community by promoting anti -Semitism among his supporters, in an irresponsible and destructive attitude. What is missing in President Lula’s speech about conflict is a truth: Hamas has begun this terrible war and hides behind the civil population and Israeli hostages to promote their vision, yes, to exterminate Israel and Jews. ”
