Pakistan’s Khawaja Asif asks US, Turkey to ‘kidnap’ Netanyahu, calls him ‘worst criminal of humanity’: Watch video
Speaking in a televised interview, clips of which have since gone viral on social media, Asif said Washington should arrest Netanyahu “just like Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was taken.” He went on to suggest that Turkey could also seize the Israeli leader, adding that “Pakistanis are praying for it.”
Further amplifying his rhetoric, Asif called Netanyahu “humanity’s greatest criminal” and claimed that “no atrocities in history can be compared to those committed against Palestinians in Gaza.”
No society has done what Israel has done to the Palestinians in the last 4000-5000 years. [Netanyahu] He is humanity’s greatest criminal. “The world has never seen a greater criminal.”
During the interview, Asif was seen expanding his words to include those he accused of enabling such acts and starting his sentence with “So what does the law say about those who support such criminals…” At this point, the presenter of the program, Hamid Mir, intervened and called for a break.
Mir warned that Asif’s comments could be interpreted as a veiled reference to the US President Donald Trump He stated that the defense minister would not continue the program after the break.
Pakistan does not recognize Israel and has long expressed strong support for the Palestinian cause. Islamabad also maintains close ties with Iran, which has been critical of Israeli policies regionally.
Legal proceedings against the Israeli leader were also touched upon during the discussion, with Asif pointing to arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
