Blinken comments on Lula's speech on the war in Gaza and the Holocaust: “We have real disagreements about this, and friends can have disagreements.”
Raquel Krähenbühl: A few days before his meeting with President Lula, he made a remark that I would like to quote here: “What is happening to the Palestinian people has never happened at any other time in history.” And then he said: “It actually happened… When Hitler decided to kill the Jews. “You are a Jew. Your stepfather was a Holocaust survivor and I heard you mention that episode with President Lula. What do you think about this comment, since your stepfather was so committed to preserving the memory of the Holocaust?
Anthony Blinken: See, we really disagree about this. And friends can have real, deep disagreements on certain issues and continue to work on many other things that bring us together. As I said, it is very clear to us that there is no comparison at all. I also know that President Lula is motivated by people's suffering and wants it to end. Like us. We also have that in common.
1 of 1 Antony Blinken in an exclusive interview with Globo in Rio — Photo: JN Antony Blinken in an exclusive interview with Globo in Rio — Photo: JN