Venezuela expels Israeli ambassador

[ahaneefah]

Venezuela expels Israeli ambassador

Venezuela has expelled the Israeli ambassador to the Latin American country in protest at the ongoing onslaught in the Gaza Strip.

In a statement, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said that Caracas had expelled the Israeli envoy to protest the Israeli invasion of Gaza which had killed at least 500 Palestinians.

Press TV

[MuhammadAhmad]

subhanallah - they have proved that even though they are kafirs, they are many times better than the big kafirs as the arab regimes and the other regimes in muslim countries who will inshallah have a place in the lowest of Jahannam! May the Caliphate be established soon inshallah so states like Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Venezuela can open their borders for Sharia -It will fit them

[ibn 'abd al-jabbaar]

Let the 'Muslim governments' take note.

[MuhammadAhmad]

More details..: (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/...nezuela_israel)

CARACAS, Venezuela – 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."

The foreign minister said its U.N. mission is joining with other countries in demanding the Security Council "apply urgent and necessary measures to stop this invasion."

Officials could not immediately be reached at the Israeli Embassy in Caracas, which had closed by the time of the announcement.

Chavez has long been critical of the Israeli government's policies in the Middle East and has supported the Palestinians' stance in the conflict.

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Hal Baqaa ba3da haazihi ayi shai?!

I think that the only thing the arab leaders can do is condemning Chavez for his harsh stance against the jews. Maybe OPEC will expel him for his comments..!?

[Daniel]

Yet the Israeli ambassadors in Cairo and Amman still sit nice and cozy in their embassies.

[AbdulMatin]

this man puts all the rulers in the muslim world to shame

and has done for several years

may Allah guide him to the Truth

[AbuUsama]

Israel mulls expelling Venezuelan diplomat

updated 3 hours, 13 minutes ago

(CNN) -- Israel said Wednesday it may expel Venezuela's top diplomat from the country in a tit-for-tat gesture after the South American nation ordered the Israeli ambassador to leave over the increasingly bloody ground war in Gaza.

The decision on whether to expel Venezuela's charge d'affaires will be taken later Wednesday, said Yigal Palmor, the spokesman for the Israeli foreign ministry.

On Tuesday, Venezuela expelled Israel's ambassador to Caracas and accused Israel of attempting to carry out "genocide" against the Palestinian people.

"In this tragic and indignant hour, the people of Venezuela manifest their unconditional solidarity with the heroic Palestinian people, share in the sadness that overcomes thousands of families through the loss of their loved ones, and extends to them a hand by affirming that the government of Venezuela will not rest until it sees those responsible for these criminal atrocities severely punished," the Venezuelan foreign minister said in a statement read by an anchor on state television.

Source : http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/...ezuela.israel/

[Muneer88]

The president of Israel should be taken before an international court together with the president of the United States

I believe that muslims in venezuela are living in a lot more freedom in this country than any other non muslim country, and unfortuantely most muslim countries as well.Here a Masjid for the muslim engineers in a oil refinery complex

[Bint ul Islam]

I guess Mr.Chavez is thinking ,what we r thinking now!! Where r ...?!! The arab & muslim leaders? !!!!!

[murdiyyah]

this man puts all the rulers in the muslim world to shame

and has done for several years

may Allah guide him to the Truth

Aameen!!!!