Venezuela’s Juan Guaido referenced the Holocaust late Sunday evening in thanking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for recognizing him as the interim president of Venezuela.
Referring to International Holocaust Remembrance Day that was commemorated on Sunday, the day that Netanyahu announced recognition of Guaido, the Venezuelan politician tweeted, “The Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated 74 years ago, and today, just as our country is also fighting for its freedom, we thank Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu for the recognition and support.”International Holocaust Remembrance Day is marked on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. On Sunday, Netanyahu issued a video statement – which Guaido put on his Twitter feed – saying that “Israel joins the United States, Canada, most of the countries of Latin America and countries in Europe in recognizing the new leadership in Venezuela.”Hace 74 años se liberó el campo de concentración de #Auschwitz y hoy justamente cuando nuestro país lleva también una lucha por su la libertad, agradecemos el reconocimiento y apoyo al Primer Ministro de Israel Benjamín Netanyahu @netanyahu https://t.co/IPCEylODB9
— Juan Guaidó (@jguaido) January 27, 2019