{"id":199310,"date":"2019-12-16T08:24:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T08:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=199310"},"modified":"2019-12-18T06:46:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T06:46:12","slug":"brazil-will-move-embassy-to-jerusalem-presidents-son-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=199310","title":{"rendered":"Brazil will move embassy to Jerusalem, president’s son says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lahav Harkov \u2013 JPost.com Dec 15, 2019<\/h1>\n
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara with Brazilian Federal Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (R) in Jerusalem on December 15, 2019. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a> will move his country\u2019s embassy to Jerusalem in 2020, his son, MP Eduardo Bolsonaro, said Sunday at the opening of a Brazilian trade mission in the capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs my father says, the commitment still stands. He will move the [Brazilian] Embassy to Jerusalem. It\u2019s not something extraordinary. It\u2019s supposed to be a natural and normal thing,\u201d said Bolsonaro, the chairman of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputy\u2019s International Affairs and National Defense Committee and an enthusiastic supporter of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to move to Jerusalem not just for Brazil, but to set an example for all of Latin America,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Brazilian president said, both before and after he was elected, that he would move the embassy, but backed down from the promise earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

MP Bolsonaro also vowed that Brazil will recognize Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, saying: \u201cWe will fight terrorism together. If we want to prevent a terrorist attack, we must show strength.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed appreciation for Brazil opening its trade office in Jerusalem, saying \u201cwe have no better friends than the people and government of Brazil\u201d and that \u201cIsrael will always be there for the citizens of Brazil,\u201d mentioning Israeli disaster relief efforts in Brazil.<\/span><\/p>\n

Netanyahu said that much progress has been made towards faster direct flights between Israel and Brazil, flying over Africa, which could encourage tourism, business and technological exchanges between the countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA trade office can help Brazil and Israel realize the potential for cooperation between us,\u201d he said. \u201cIsrael is the most dynamic, innovative country in the world\u2026If we merge our country\u2019s potential with Brazil\u2019s potential, we can help one another extraordinarily.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Netanyahu spoke at the opening of a trade office for Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, in the capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

The prime minister also spoke with President Bolsonaro in a video chat using MP Bolsonaro\u2019s phone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apex-Brasil in Jerusalem operates under Brazil\u2019s foreign ministry, but does not have diplomatic status.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brazilian media have said that the move is a political one \u2013 to appeal to the government\u2019s religious Christian base \u2013 but stop short of harming relations with Arab states, which have much more trade with Brazil than Israel. Only 0.17% of Brazil\u2019s exports go to Israel, as opposed to 4.8% to Arab League countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

The opening of the office<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is part of Netanyahu and the Foreign Ministry\u2019s concerted effort to have countries recognize Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital and move offices and embassies there.<\/span><\/p>\n

The US and Guatemala have their embassies in Jerusalem, and Honduras is expected to move its embassy to Jerusalem in the coming weeks, according to an Israeli diplomatic source. Honduras, Hungary, Australia and the Czech Republic have trade offices in the capital, and Slovakia and Ukraine are expected to open such offices.<\/span><\/p>\n

The elder Bolsonaro mentioned the Apex-Brasil office opening at an event on Friday, saying: \u201cMy son Eduardo is in Jerusalem with Benjamin Netanyahu. We are opening an Apex business office in Jerusalem. We believe in God and are looking for the best for the country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this month, he said that he still would like to move the embassy: \u201cIt is only symbolic, but it is worth a lot to those who believe in God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Apex-Brasil office in Jerusalem will be managed by Camila Torres Meyer, a trade analyst at the export institute for the past 12 years, and it will have two local employees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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