(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro issued a call for Jewish communities worldwide to intervene and stop Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid rising tensions triggered by Israel’s strikes on Iran.

Speaking on a broadcaster, Maduro directly addressed Jewish populations not only globally but also those residing in the occupied Palestinian territories and inside Israel itself. He implored them to oppose what he characterized as Netanyahu’s harmful strategies.

Drawing on his Sephardic Jewish roots, Maduro declared, "In the name of the heritage that flows through my veins, I call upon the noble Jewish people around the world, in the occupied Palestinian territories, and within the borders of the State of Israel: You must stop this war. You must stop Netanyahu and put an end to this hellish war madness with neighboring countries – the madness of trying to conquer and colonize all of the Middle East and Western Asia.”

Earlier on Sunday, Maduro criticized Israel’s military actions in Gaza and the West Bank, stating: "A massacre was allowed to take place against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank, and the world remained silent. They were armed, given money, planes, and missiles – so they could kill thousands of children, women, men, and the elderly."

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