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Article: Damascus: Assad, Chavez slam Israel.(Bashar Assad)(Hugo Chavez )(Brief article)
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- September 3, 2009
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Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez slammed Israel Thursday during his visit to Damascus, calling it an "imperialist nation" that annihilates other people
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez slammed Israel Thursday during his visit to Damascus, calling it an "imperialist nation" that annihilates other people. Chavez remarks came during a news conference with his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad.
"Israel has become a country that annihilates people and is hostile to peace," he said, according to the AP. He also accused Israel of being part of imperialist efforts to divide the Middle East.
"The entire world knows it. Why was the state of Israel ...