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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.
“We expect Citibank to be responsive to our community’s justified concerns and fears,” said Rabbi Abraham Cooper. “At the minimum, Citibank should suspend all future sponsorship of this bigot.”
The Argentina Zionist Organization labeled Waters “one of the great anti-Semites of our time” in an online campaign.
Meanwhile, Israeli and Brazilian officials have begun initial discussions to coordinate president-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s visit to Israel soon after he is sworn into office.
Eichmann had four sons; the three eldest, Klaus, Horst and Dieter, remained loyal to him even after his death. The youngest, Ricardo, rejected him and said his execution was justified.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s announcement “a historic, correct and moving step.”
The two nations have had relatively sturdy bilateral ties in the past, but now Brazil’s growing domestic needs may forced it to look beyond Middle East politics.
Jair Bolsonaro gives his first foreign media interview to “Israel Hayom,” saying he will promote cooperation with Israel • As a sovereign state, Israel is the only one that can decide its capital • “I love the Israeli people and Israel,” he declares.