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Israel recalls Caracas envoy after Chavez compared state to Hitler

By Reuters

Israel has recalled its ambassador to Caracas following comments made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez comparing Israel to Hitler, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.

"We have recalled our ambassador to Caracas for consultations," said ministry spokesman Mark Regev.

"We are concerned at the attitude of Venezuela... They have allied themselves with the most extreme elements in the region."

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In an interview with Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television last week, Chavez criticised Israel for its attacks on Lebanon and the Palestinians, comparing its operations to those of Hitler.

The day before the interview, Chavez ordered the withdrawal of Venezuela's ambassador to Israel in protest.

Regev said Israel did not appreciate Chavez's allying himself with views similar to those of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has called for the destruction of Israel.

"We have a Venezuelan president who embraces the Iranian leader who just a couple of days ago called for Israel to be wiped off the map," said Regev

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1.	Never thought I`d see the day when....	23:16	\|	hollingsworth	07/08/06

2.	long live	23:25	\|	mike	07/08/06

3.	Hollingsworth	23:29	\|	aer	07/08/06

4.	#1	23:29	\|	Dan	07/08/06

5.	Catholic garbage from 2 continents united	23:32	\|	Absolute Sweden	07/08/06

6.	Chavez rules	23:37	\|	Billy	07/08/06

7.	VENEZULEAN TRAIN WRECK	23:40	\|	Richard Braun	07/08/06

8.	1# ,Hollingsworth so you agree with Iran	23:42	\|	Judah	07/08/06

9.	Yes, Hollingsworth	23:43	\|	Joey Deacon	07/08/06

10.	#1- doesn`t surprise me	23:46	\|	California	07/08/06

11.	Call your Ambassadors from Israel	23:49	\|	AM	07/08/06

12.	To #1 - hollingsworth	23:53	\|	Shayna	07/08/06

13.	Viva Chavez	00:04	\|	AM	08/08/06

14.	Unfair	00:06	\|	BB	08/08/06

15.	#11 and #1	00:08	\|	Adam	08/08/06

16.	Comparison with Stalin	00:12	\|	Peter Vos	08/08/06

17.	Chavez and hypocrisy	00:17	\|	Michael	08/08/06

18.	Chavez	00:18	\|	Rafael	08/08/06

19.	Chavez is a clown	00:20	\|	Jon	08/08/06

20.	chavez	00:22	\|	latin american	08/08/06

21.	#12, AM	00:23	\|	Daniel Temkin	08/08/06

22.	Chavez is independent	00:26	\|	christa	08/08/06

23.	All the pro-Chafez posters	00:28	\|	Jon	08/08/06

24.	HUH?	00:28	\|	steve	08/08/06

25.	# 13 B.B.(bird brain)	00:33	\|	Judah	08/08/06

26.	Chavez is now Ahmadinajad`s Mussolini	00:34	\|	robert	08/08/06

27.	Chavez	00:36	\|	k	08/08/06

28.	YOU FORGOT SOIMETHING (BB)	00:37	\|	TOBIA	08/08/06

29.	Chavez is an idiot	00:48	\|	Me	08/08/06

30.	SO you think chavez is bad ?	00:49	\|	BUENO	08/08/06

31.	Que Viva Chavez	00:53	\|	Lu-i	08/08/06

32.	Chavez	00:59	\|	Lau	08/08/06

33.	Chavez - the Oil and Iran connection	00:59	\|	Mark Lincoln	08/08/06

34.	To #19 and #22	01:14	\|	BB	08/08/06

35.	Hugo Chavez	01:18	\|	maqarah	08/08/06

36.	Chavez	01:19	\|	Yuri	08/08/06

37.	Chavez!!! another idiot	01:33	\|	Freedom	08/08/06

38.	CHAVEZ" YOUR HEART WILL STOP SOON""	01:35	\|	REUBEN	08/08/06

39.	Freedom	01:35	\|	Freedom	08/08/06

40.	Chavez is evil!	01:40	\|	Maria Elena	08/08/06

41.	Chavez rhethoric imflamatory but correct	01:44	\|	Armando Bronca	08/08/06

42.	SAY WHAT YOU MEAN ( HOLLONGSWORTH)	01:46	\|	TOBIA	08/08/06

43.	#28 Our money buys their loyalty	01:48	\|	jvd70	08/08/06

44.	Bravo Chavez - Finally Some World Leaders With Cahones	01:54	\|	Ariel Shysterman	08/08/06

45.	chavez	01:55	\|	rico	08/08/06

46.	#15 Good observation	02:08	\|	hollingworth	08/08/06

47.	Chavez	02:11	\|	Zsa Zsa Gabor	08/08/06

48.	VENEZUELA	02:12	\|	POPEYE	08/08/06

49.	chavez	02:15	\|	harvcey	08/08/06

50.	Reply to #13 Unfair	02:39	\|	Jean	08/08/06

51.	"REUBEN": Yes, the authentic Israeli	02:48	\|	Virginia	08/08/06

52.	Chavez	02:54	\|	youssef	08/08/06

53.	Big mouth Chavez	03:03	\|	Rick	08/08/06

54.	Chavez has a musical future	03:10	\|	Kysl	08/08/06

55.	#31 Reuben	03:19	\|	Lou Medel	08/08/06

56.	Que Viva Chavez	03:19	\|	Latin American	08/08/06

57.	Chavez would sell his mother	03:22	\|	Warrior	08/08/06

58.	He doesn`t have a clue about the Holocaust	03:40	\|	Jon	08/08/06

59.	lucky Israel	04:02	\|	yorugua	08/08/06

60.	For the ones who defend Chavez	04:06	\|	Star	08/08/06

61.	stalin	04:08	\|	Nahal HaBavli	08/08/06

62.	For K in LA	04:11	\|	Star	08/08/06

63.	Chaves	04:13	\|	John	08/08/06

64.	this is for you "latin american""	04:14	\|	Star	08/08/06

65.	#10 duped into extremist thinking	04:37	\|	hollingsworth	08/08/06

66.	CHAVEZ GOT BALLS!!!!!!!	04:51	\|	mike	08/08/06

67.	#32 Re	04:54	\|	Ed	08/08/06

68.	Viva Chaves! but Israel is not Hitler...	04:55	\|	Salsa Dancer	08/08/06

69.	Just my view	06:01	\|	Karlos	08/08/06

70.	defending chavez	06:32	\|	pro-chavez	08/08/06

71.	i should slap him for making socialists look bad!	07:09	\|	Saul	08/08/06

72.	Chavez wants a seat on the Security Council	07:51	\|	Warrior	08/08/06

73.	#55 Karlos	10:25	\|	Warrior	08/08/06

74.	Chaves- idiot	12:36	\|	Jozef	08/08/06

75.	ISRAEL IS RIGHT	16:55	\|	SHERRY SHUGART	08/08/06

76.	to #20	17:14	\|	gregg	08/08/06

77.	Ariel and Euros	17:36	\|	gregg	08/08/06

78.	Venezuela Israel	21:15	\|	Dora	08/08/06

79.	RE "Viva Chavez"	21:32	\|	Maggie	08/08/06

80.	"Just My View" - FYI Karlos	21:42	\|	Maggie	08/08/06

81.	#78 pot calling kettle black?	22:37	\|	hollingsworth	08/08/06

82.	BOTH SIDES WRONG	05:54	\|	J	10/08/06

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