Nicaragua's Ortega calls Netanyahu 'Hitler', 'son of the devil'
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Daniel Ortega mirrored statements made by various heads of state and personalities who have in the past likened the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu to those of Adolf Hitler.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a signing ceremony following their talks in Kiev, Ukraine, on August 19, 2019. (AP)
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has referred to Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as sons of the devil and Hitler in a stark address.
Nicaraguan media reported that Ortega made the remarks Monday during a broadcast presentation at an event commemorating the country's police service.
The President asserted that “the Israeli government is headed by a prime minister who is the son of the devil. Why? Because he is pursuing a policy of terror and he is [Adolf] Hitler."
"The prime minister of Israel is Hitler … just like the president of Ukraine is another Nazi, another son of Hitler, wanting to involve NATO in going to war against the Russian Federation," Ortega sharply declared.
Nicaragua has maintained close ties with Moscow since the Cold War and has consistently supported the Palestinian cause, being one of the first nations to declare Palestinian independence in 1988.
The country's Vice President Rosario Murillo announced Friday its decision to sever diplomatic relations with "Israel" in response to the ongoing war on Gaza, labeling the Israeli government as "fascist and genocidal."
This marks the third time Nicaragua has cut ties with "Israel", with previous instances occurring in 2010 during Ortega's presidency and in 1982 under the Sandinista revolutionary government following the 1979 revolution.
Ties between "Israel" and Nicaragua have been virtually nonexistent for some time. The occupation entity currently has no ambassador in Managua, the Nicaraguan capital.
Nicaragua joined Colombia, Bolivia, and Belize in severing relations with "Israel".
Nicaragua had also filed a case against Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), requesting that the court impose urgent measures to prevent Berlin from supplying weapons and other forms of support to "Israel", before the ICJ saying that "circumstances were not such" to accuse Berlin of violating a genocide convention.
Netanyahu is a monster created by EU, US Empire: Maduro
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, Maduro 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.
