Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, responded to remarks by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, saying that when world leaders invoke Hitler and Goebbels to attack political rivals, they fuel dangerous antisemitic discourse and told Petro he should be ashamed of his words.
Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, on Wednesday sharply condemned Colombian President Gustavo Petro for invoking Nazi figures Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels in political statements. As The Zioneer first reported minutes earlier, Petro compared Israel to the Nazi regime during a UN Security Council address. Danon responded directly: 'When world leaders use Hitler and Goebbels to attack their political opponents, they fuel a dangerous antisemitic discourse. Petro — you should be ashamed of your words.' The exchange marks an intensification of rhetoric between the two countries, whose relations have deteriorated sharply over the course of the Gaza war. The Colombian president has been one of the most vocal critics of Israel in Latin America, breaking diplomatic ties and accusing the Israeli government of genocide at the International Court of Justice.
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