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Judi Lynn

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Thu Nov 1, 2018, 11:57 PM Nov 2018

Brazil president-elect Bolsonaro says he plans to move embassy to Jerusalem

Source: Guardian


Brazil would become the third country to have an embassy in Jerusalem, after the US and Guatemala

Associated Press in São Paulo
Thu 1 Nov 2018 18.41 EDT

President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has reiterated that he plans to move Brazil’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, joining the United States and Guatemala.

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, quickly welcomed the plan.

In a tweet Thursday, Bolsonaro said: “As previously stated during our campaign, we intend to transfer the Brazilian Embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. Israel is a sovereign state and we shall duly respect that.”

It was the first time since being elected Sunday that Bolsonaro referred to his plan to move the embassy.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/01/bolsonaro-brazil-embassy-jerusalem

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Brazil president-elect Bolsonaro says he plans to move embassy to Jerusalem (Original Post) Judi Lynn Nov 2018 OP
Nice to see Bolsonaro is already doing Putin's dirty work. Initech Nov 2018 #1
Just wait until he starts a war with Venezuela. roamer65 Nov 2018 #2
Fascist see, fascist do. SergeStorms Nov 2018 #3
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