[Marxism] Venezuela expels Israeli ambassador over Gaza

[Eli Stephens <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Venezuela ordered the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador on Tuesday to protest 
Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip.President
Hugo Chavez has condemned the campaign in Gaza, where nearly 600
Palestinians have been killed in ground and air strikes. Israel
launched the attacks Dec. 27 to stop Palestinian militants from firing
rockets into southern Israel.Venezuela's Foreign Ministry
announced the decision in a statement, saying it "has decided to expel
the Israeli ambassador and part of the personnel of the Israeli
embassy."Chavez earlier condemned the Israelis carrying out the
military campaign as "murderers" and urged Jews in Venezuela to take a
stand against the Israeli government."Now I hope that the
Venezuelan Jewish community speaks out against this barbarism. Do it.
Don't you strongly reject all acts of persecution?" Chavez said."How
far will this barbarism go?," he said in an appearance on state
television. "The president of Israel should be taken before an
international court together with the president of the United States,
if the world had any conscience."
Eli Stephens
 Left I on the News
 http://lefti.blogspot.com


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