Israel considers expelling Venezuelan envoys

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by urbano411 | January 8, 2009 at 07:27 am
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Israel is considering expelling Venezuelan diplomats from Israel in response to the expulsion of Israel's envoys from Venezuela, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.

The Israelis were ordered out of their Caracas embassy in protest over Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip against the Hamas movement.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said Israel's ambassador has been informed in writing that he and his diplomatic staff must leave Venezuela within 72 hours. He said the letter did not refer to any severing of diplomatic relations.

Hamas, meanwhile expressed its appreciation Wednesday for the move and taunted other Arab countries for maintaining their relations with Israel.

Source: miamiherald.com

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Chávez calls upon Venezuelan Jews to reject Israeli attack on Gaza
Chávez insisted that some sectors have remained quiet, which he term regrettable
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President Hugo Chávez rejected again Israeli attacks against the Palestinian people in Gaza. He asked the Jewish-Venezuelan community "to be honest" and reject the Israeli attacks, the same way they reject persecutions and the Holocaust.

"There is a Palestinian community in Venezuela that we appreciate and love. We also love the Jewish community, but we hope they express their outrage against this atrocity. Please, do it. Don't you strongly reject any acts of persecution and the Holocaust? What's happening in Gaza? Please, be honest and be fair," said the Venezuelan President.

Chávez added that the Venezuelan position regarding the Gaza Strip conflict is already known. He insisted that some sectors have remained quiet, which he term regrettable.

Source: english.eluniversal.com

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