Brazilian Officials Say That the Recall Was Due to Israel's 'Humiliation' of the Ambassador, When Israel's Foreign Minister Summoned Him on a Mandatory Tour of the Yad Vashem Museum as a Reprimand for President Lula's Remarks Comparing the Gaza Offensive to the Holocaust
Israel s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, called the session "pathetic" and "absurd" while the Palestinian envoy accused the Jewish state of acting "with absolute contempt".