Netanyahu is a monster created by EU, US Empire: Maduro

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: News websites
15 Oct 2024 08:34

The Venezuelan President says the Israeli PM "still has the audacity" to give orders to the United Nations to withdraw peacekeeping forces from southern Lebanon.

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro addresses government loyalists gathered at the presidential palace in support of his reelection one month after the presidential vote, in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is committing genocide against Palestine and Lebanon, and what is happening is not a war, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday.

Netanyahu "still has the audacity" to give orders to the United Nations to withdraw peacekeeping forces from southern Lebanon, Mauro said, referring to the Israeli premier's call to UN chief Antonio Guterres to move the UN Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) from the Lebanese side of the border.

Five UN troops were injured in a series of incidents last week, the latest of which involved the UN force accusing Israeli troops of forcibly breaching a gate and entering one of their positions, as "Israel" continues its aggression across Lebanon, killing more than 1,300 people since September 23.

The Venezuelan leader also described Netanyahu as "the monster created by the European Union and the US Empire," asserting that even Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler did not dare to do what the Israeli Prime Minister currently doing.

He pointed out that what is happening in the Middle East today "is not a conflict, but a colonial project by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe aimed at controlling the region," further saying that "Israel" assassinated Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh to prevent a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, which he revealed "was near".

"Netanyahu bombed hospitals, schools, mosques, and refugee camps in Gaza. Is this a war? This is genocide," the Venezuelan President asserted.

In late September, Maduro strongly condemned the Israeli assassination of Sayyed Nasrallah, denouncing Netanyahu as "Hitlerish" and criticizing world leaders for their silence.

He expressed Venezuela's solidarity with the people of Lebanon and Gaza, also drawing comparisons between the Israeli Prime Minister and Hitler.

"We are witnessing the actions of a murderer who only reminds us of Hitler," he said.