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CARACAS, VENEZUELA: There has been a quiet struggle between South America and Israel ever since the Gaza attacks. On the first day of the invasion, Chavez kicked the Israeli envoy out of Venezuela, and Evo Morales quickly followed suit. Despite having claimed that diplomatic ties were cut, Venezuelan diplomats were still in Israel until today. Doing what, I don’t know. Could be the Hugo Chavez Roadmap for Peace, but now we’ll never know. Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, had this to say:

The response of the state of Israel is weak, late and, in any case for us, it’s an honour… We’re proud that the state of Israel that exists today, led by these criminals, made this decision… All of the Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities know religious discrimination is not a problem that has, or will have, a place in our society.

Article from Al Jazeera English: Israel expels Venezuelan envoys