Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has described Israel's deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip as an attempt to exterminate the Palestinians.
Describing the offensive as an unprovoked attack on Wednesday, the Venezuelan President accused the Israeli government of trying to hide the genocidal nature of its assault behind the pretext for stopping rocket fires from the beleaguered strip.
"What was it if not a genocide? ... The Israelis were looking for an excuse to exterminate the Palestinians," Chavez told the French newspaper, Le Figaro.
Chavez, who expelled the Israeli ambassador to Venezuelan over Tel Aviv's war crimes in Gaza, also called for international sanctions against Tel Aviv over its crimes against humanity. He also advised the Israeli government to respect the Palestinian people's right to self-determination.
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