I would like to add two things about this. First of all, the diaspora of the Jewish population in Venezuela is getting bigger each year. When you talk to the confederation of Israelite associations of Venezuela, they estimate that almost 60% of the Jewish people who were living in Venezuela before Chávez are now outside of the country.
There is a lot of anti-Semitism by the government. I will give you two examples. There are violations against some synagogues. They entered one synagogue and they drew graffiti inside. Another thing is that a mayor of one municipality in Caracas is from our political party. He is a descendant of a Jew; his mother is a Jew. They entered his apartment. Some of the people used the language of the government. We can't say that they were from the government but they used the language of the government. They drew graffiti in his room that said, “You puppet of the empire. Zionist pig.” They drew that graffiti in his room, and they stole all of his property.
The former President of the National Assembly, a member of the current government and second in command in the actual political party that rules Venezuela, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, often refers to the position of Zionists and the genocide of the Israeli government. He always speaks in anti-Semitic rhetoric, referring to being pro-empire, in reference to the United States; or Zionist, in reference to Israel.
I would like to add one more thing. The persecution of minorities is not only against Jewish people. There is also persecution against gay people and other minorities, not only politically. One deputy from our National Assembly is in jail. He's one of the leaders of the gay community in Venezuela.