Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Tsikri met with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Lula) on Wednesday, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “We cannot accept anti-Semites who deny the Holocaust.” “I’m in a hurry,” he said.
As Breitbart News reported, Blinken earlier announced his meeting with Lula, citing the Brazilian leader’s recent use of Holocaust memory to criticize Israel’s war of self-defense against Hamas terrorists. He praised Lula without mentioning it.
Meeting with the president @LulaOficial Before the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Brazil is an important partner on many issues, including combating the climate crisis and promoting human and labor rights. As the relationship between the United States and Brazil approaches its 200th anniversary, the bond between our two countries is stronger than ever. pic.twitter.com/wdVWL6KQ5j
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) February 21, 2024
In response, Chikli not only criticized Blinken, but also the White House’s so-called “strategy” to combat anti-Semitism (which the White House later had to disavow, as Breitbart News reported at the time). It was developed in cooperation with an anti-Semitic organization that was not known for its anti-Semitism.
Chikuli posted on X: “What good is a national strategic plan to combat anti-Semitism when the Secretary of State is rushing to accommodate an anti-Semite who denies the Holocaust?” He attached a screenshot of a U.S. Holocaust Museum post criticizing Lula.
What is the value of a national strategic plan to combat anti-Semitism when the Secretary of State is rushing to accommodate an anti-Semite who denies the Holocaust? https://t.co/Zbq1i8YTrx pic.twitter.com/aE0BXiP1kn
— Amichai Chikli (@AmichaiChikli) February 21, 2024
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News in November, Chikli said the fight between Israel and Hamas involves the entire West, with Israel defending the cause of truth and Hamas defending radical Islam and Marxism. He said that it would be done.
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