Israel seeks "collective punishment" in Gaza, says Brazilian FM
BRASILIA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira on Thursday said Israel's "disproportionate" use of force in the Gaza Strip indicates Benjamin Netanyahu's government seeks the "collective punishment" of the Palestinian people.
At a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee probing Brazil's position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Vieira said it was necessary to condemn