Israel: Brazil fomenting diplomatic crisis over failure to OK envoy President Dilma Rousseff withholding consent to a former settler leader to serve as Israel’s ambassador to Brazil appears to be unprecedented.
Brazil refuses to confirm Israeli settler leader as ambassador In September, Brazil’s president expressed discomfort with Dani Dayan’s appointment, saying it would signal “support for the settlement enterprise.”
Brazil omits Israel from passports of Jerusalem-born citizens The move, which was decided on last year, will only ‘reinforce the Brazilian government’s biased views of Israel,’ a Jewish opposition lawmaker said.
