Portugal slams Palestinian envoy: 'You shouldn't have started the war'

"I know you blame the Israelis, but this time someone from your side started it," said Rebelo de Sousa. "The Palestinian side started it. You can't blame Israel, you shouldn't have started it.

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa gestures near national flags of Israel and Portugal upon landing at Ben Gurion International Airport to take part in a Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial event

(photo credit: CORINNA KERN/REUTERS)

ByMAARIV ONLINE

NOVEMBER 4, 2023 05:03

Updated: NOVEMBER 4, 2023 14:58

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