For more than a year, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s campaign to lock up tens of thousands of gang members has helped bring rare security to his Central American nation, once a world homicide capital.
Now, he recommends that the Palestinian people, from which his family hails, also take a no-nonsense approach to Hamas.
“As a Salvadoran with Palestinian ancestry, I’m sure the best thing that could happen to the Palestinian people is for Hamas to completely disappear,” Bukele said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
“Those savage beasts do not represent the Palestinians.” While Bukele’s anti-gang crusade has led to human rights abuse allegations, securing the streets has helped his popularity soar.
“Palestinians should do the same: get rid of those animals and let the good people thrive,” he said.
Persons:
Nayib Bukele’s, ” Bukele, ”
Organizations:
El Salvador, Central, Hamas
Locations:
Central American