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Israeli

(4,310 posts)
Sun May 8, 2016, 06:43 AM May 2016

Venezuelan UN Ambassador equates Israeli actions to 'final solution'

Following a presentation on law enforcement of Jewish radicals who attack West-Bank Palestinians at the UN, the Venezuelan ambassador accused Israel of carrying out 'final solution' for Palestinians

Itamar Eichner
Published: 05.07.16, 18:40 / Israel News

Venezuelan Ambassador to the UN Rafael Ramirez accused Israel of implementing a "final solution" against the Palestinians in the UN Security Council on Friday.

"Is Israel trying to impose a 'final solution' on the Palestinians in the West Bank?" Ramirez asked at the Security Council meeting.

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon immediately condemned the statement, and Ramirez apologized to "the Jewish people, if they were offended by my statement."

The declaration occurred while the Yesh Din organization was presenting statistics pertaining to law enforcement as it relates to crimes of an ideological nature carried out by Israeli citizens against Palestinians, and the effects of the lack of law enforcement on the Palestinians who live in the West Bank to the UN Security Council.
Yesh Din representative Michael Sfard also presented the organization's assertion that the violence carried out against Palestinians is designed to drive them off of their land.

Source : http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4800331,00.html
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Venezuelan UN Ambassador equates Israeli actions to 'final solution' (Original Post) Israeli May 2016 OP
"criticism of Israel is not anti-Semitism" 6chars May 2016 #1
Its not when it comes down to Yesh Din..... Israeli May 2016 #2
Venezuela? King_David May 2016 #3
Anti-Semitic rhetoric like this has no place in the UN. Little Tich May 2016 #4
I'm sure the words leftynyc May 2016 #5

Little Tich

(6,171 posts)
4. Anti-Semitic rhetoric like this has no place in the UN.
Sun May 8, 2016, 11:33 PM
May 2016

Besides, Yesh Din is doing an excellent job, and I don't want an idiot from Venezuela detract from that.

 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
5. I'm sure the words
Mon May 9, 2016, 04:20 AM
May 2016

of a person coming from a country that has a shortage of toilet paper due to their leader's being complete imbeciles is going to cut very deep. Yawwwnnnnnn.

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