Editing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (section)

===== Israel–Palestine war =====
Lula condemned the [[Gaza war|Hamas attack on Israel]] carried out on 7 October 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lula Says He Condemned 'Terrorist Attacks' in Conversation with Israeli President |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/world/2023/10/lula-says-he-condemned-terrorist-attacks-in-conversation-with-israeli-president.shtml |work=Folha de S.Paulo |date=13 October 2023 |access-date=3 November 2023 |archive-date=3 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103105409/https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/world/2023/10/lula-says-he-condemned-terrorist-attacks-in-conversation-with-israeli-president.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> On 11 October 2023, he called for a ceasefire in the [[Gaza war|Israel–Gaza war]], stating, it was "urgently needed in defence of Israeli and Palestinian children".<ref>{{cite news|title=Brazil's Lula calls for ceasefire, humanitarian intervention in Israel-Palestinian conflict|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/israel-palestinians-brazil/brazils-lula-calls-for-ceasefire-humanitarian-intervention-in-israel-palestinian-conflict-idUSKBN31B1DM|work=Reuters|date=11 October 2023|access-date=3 November 2023|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101113605/https://www.reuters.com/article/israel-palestinians-brazil/brazils-lula-calls-for-ceasefire-humanitarian-intervention-in-israel-palestinian-conflict-idUSKBN31B1DM|url-status=live}}</ref> Lula urged [[Hamas]] to release [[Gaza war hostage crisis|kidnapped]] Israeli children and Israel to stop bombing the [[Gaza Strip]] and allow Palestinian children and their mothers to leave the war zone.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil's Lula Calls To Protect Children In Israel-Gaza War |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/brazil-s-lula-calls-to-protect-children-in-israel-gaza-war-145c5775 |work=Barron's |date=11 October 2023 |access-date=3 November 2023 |archive-date=3 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103105409/https://www.barrons.com/news/brazil-s-lula-calls-to-protect-children-in-israel-gaza-war-145c5775 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 25 October 2023, Lula stated, "It's not a war, it's a [[Palestinian genocide accusation|genocide]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Verdélio |first1=Andreia |title=President Lula says war in the Middle East is genocide |url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/politica/noticia/2023-10/president-lula-says-war-middle-east-genocide |date=25 October 2023 |website=Agência Brasil |access-date=3 November 2023 |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107051920/https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/politica/noticia/2023-10/president-lula-says-war-middle-east-genocide |url-status=live }}</ref> On 18 February 2024, he drew comparisons to the [[The Holocaust|Nazi Holocaust]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=18 February 2024 |title=Brazil's Lula compares Israel's war on Gaza with the Holocaust|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/18/brazils-lula-compares-israels-war-on-gaza-with-the-holocaust|work=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]|location= |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref> That same day, he was [[Weaponization of antisemitism|accused of "blatant antisemitism"]] by [[Dani Dayan]], the Chairman of [[Yad Vashem]], the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, for comparing Israel's actions to Adolf Hitler.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 February 2024 |title=Israel livid as Brazil's Lula says Israel like 'Hitler,' committing genocide in Gaza |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-livid-as-brazils-lula-says-israel-like-hitler-committing-genocide-in-gaza/ |website=The Times of Israel|access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> Brazil's ambassador to Israel [[Frederico Meyer]] was recalled after these comments, and President Lula was designated a ''[[persona non grata]]'' in the State of Israel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ionova |first1=Ana |last2=Motoryn |first2=Paulo |title=Brazil's President Lula Recalls Ambassador to Israel, Escalating Dispute |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/19/world/middleeast/brazil-israel-war-lula-ambassador.html |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=19 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Berman |first1=Lazar |title=Israel declares Brazil's Lula persona non grata for comparing Gaza war to Holocaust |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-declares-brazils-lula-persona-non-grata-for-comparing-gaza-war-to-holocaust/ |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=19 February 2024}}</ref> Lula subsequently declined to apologise and despite having invoked a comparison with Adolf Hitler, he stated "I did not say the word Holocaust, that was the interpretation of the prime minister of Israel, it was not mine."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Middle East crisis live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/feb/28/middle-east-crisis-live-red-sea-houthi-attack-gaza-israel-hamas |access-date=28 February 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>