Israel declared Lula da Silva persona non grata for comparing the war in Gaza to the Nazi genocide. "It is a serious anti-Semitic attack," said Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
Netanyahu accused Lula of trivializing the Holocaust. Lula accused Israel of committing "genocide" of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and compared its actions to Adolf Hitler's campaign to exterminate the Jews. The Brazilian leader's statement also had repercussions in Brazil, since the Bolsonaro extreme right announced that it will promote a political trial against Lula.