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Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared on Monday that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is considered persona non grata in Israel until he apologizes for comments he made, likening Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip to Nazi despot Adolf Hitler's treatment of the Jews during World War II.
Katz made the remarks during a tour of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem with the Brazilian Ambassador to Israel Frederico Meyer followed by a stern reprimand at the Foreign Ministry.
"We will not forget and we will not forgive. This is a serious antisemitic attack. In my name and in the name of the citizens of the State of Israel - inform President Lula that he is an unwanted personality in Israel until he does not retract," Katz said.
(Roni Green Shaulov)