The representative of the Arab League in Brazil has accused the Brazilian Jewish community of defending “the position of Zionism more than the interests of Brazil.” In an attack timed to commemorate the first anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly resolution linking Zionism with racism, Mohamad Nouri al-Jisri, the League’s representative, also charged that Moshe Erell, the new Israeli Ambassador to Brazil was interfering in Brazilian internal affairs by saying that Brazil made an “error” in voting for the resolution.
There will be no Daily News Bulletin dated Nov. 25 due to Thanksgiving, a postal holiday.
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