Latin America
Honduras will be moving ahead with plans to open its Israel embassy in Jerusalem, and Israel is in talks to open its own Honduran embassy.
“The decision by the president on Syria in no way changes anything that this administration is working on alongside Israel,” Pompeo told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, met with Christian friends of Israel and the Jewish community in the South American country.
It was a banner year for diplomacy, though analysts say the Jewish state is now facing political pushback and some significant new challenges.
Jair Bolsonaro wrote on Twitter, “There is no reason to criticize dialogue, especially when the criticism comes from those who did nothing, only destroyed and stole from the country.”
In return, Honduras has asked the Jewish state to upgrade its consulate in Tegucigalpa to an embassy, as well as work together on issues like cyber security, water management and crime prevention.
As part of the first-ever visit by a sitting Israeli prime minister to Brazil, Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to forge stronger ties between his country and the South American nation.
Jair Bolsonaro will be sworn in as Brazil’s 38th president on Jan. 1, likely marking improved ties with the United States and Israel.
The new sole direct route from Latin America to Israel will function once a day on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro ran as an anti-establishment candidate who would blaze a new path, including on foreign policy.
The groups called upon the Australian government “to give formal recognition to Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel, and to announce the Australian embassy located in Tel Aviv will be relocated to Israel’s government precinct in Jerusalem as soon as feasible.”
Like their American cousins, Brazil’s evangelicals have become a political force to be reckoned with.
