Nicaragua's Ortega calls Netanyahu 'Hitler', 'son of the devil'
Nicaragua's Ortega calls Netanyahu 'Hitler', 'son of the devil'
M.U.H
17/10/202422
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has referred to Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as sons of the devil and Hitler in a stark address.
Nicaraguan media reported that Ortega made the remarks Monday during a broadcast presentation at an event commemorating the country's police service.
The President asserted that “the Israeli government is headed by a prime minister who is the son of the devil. Why? Because he is pursuing a policy of terror and he is [Adolf] Hitler."
"The prime minister of Israel is Hitler … just like the president of Ukraine is another Nazi, another son of Hitler, wanting to involve NATO in going to war against the Russian Federation," Ortega sharply declared.
Nicaragua has maintained close ties with Moscow since the Cold War and has consistently supported the Palestinian cause, being one of the first nations to declare Palestinian independence in 1988.
The country's Vice President Rosario Murillo announced Friday its decision to sever diplomatic relations with "Israel" in response to the ongoing war on Gaza, labeling the Israeli government as "fascist and genocidal."
This marks the third time Nicaragua has cut ties with "Israel", with previous instances occurring in 2010 during Ortega's presidency and in 1982 under the Sandinista revolutionary government following the 1979 revolution.
Ties between "Israel" and Nicaragua have been virtually nonexistent for some time. The occupation entity currently has no ambassador in Managua, the Nicaraguan capital.
Nicaragua joined Colombia, Bolivia, and Belize in severing relations with "Israel".
Nicaragua had also filed a case against Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), requesting that the court impose urgent measures to prevent Berlin from supplying weapons and other forms of support to "Israel", before the ICJ saying that "circumstances were not such" to accuse Berlin of violating a genocide convention.