The leading candidate to become Brazil’s next vice president says Israelis should leave the Middle East. Interviewed by Jewish journalist Boris Casoy last week about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Sen. Jose Alencar said, “There is only one exit: Israel must buy territory somewhere else. Otherwise there will be an everlasting problem in that area. The United States could help.”
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