Posts Tagged: Brazil Jewish community
Israel Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Brazil Amid Rising Bilateral Tensions
Israel announced on Monday it was downgrading diplomatic relations with Brazil after Brasília rejected its proposed ambassador, marking the latest escalation in tensions between the...
Brazil Senate Establishes Official Israel Friendship Day Amid Growing Opposition to Lula’s Hostile Stance
Brazil’s Federal Senate has passed a law establishing an official Day of Friendship with Israel, signaling growing pushback against President Lula da Silva’s increasingly hostile...
In Brazil, Netanyahu Meets With Israel Allies Ahead of Presidential Inauguration
JNS.org - Ahead of Tuesday’s inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro as Brazil’s 38th president, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, met on Sunday with...
Brazil Moving Its Embassy to Jerusalem Matter of ‘When, Not If’: Israel’s Prime Minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of "when, not if" he...
2016 Sees Record Number of Brazilian Jews Immigrating to Israel
JNS.org - The Jewish Agency for Israel said that 2016 will see a record 700 Brazilian Jews immigrate to Israel. According to the Jewish Agency, 650 Brazilian...
Election of Brazil’s New President Likely to Improve Country’s Relations With Israel, Jewish Leaders Say
The elevation of a centrist vice president, Michel Temer, as Brazil’s president amid the impeachment process of Dilma Rousseff is expected to result in a...
Why Rio+20 Was Really Iran+20
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brought his sanction busting Iranathon to Brazil under the green cover of the United Nations Rio+20 sustainability conference recently, stealing the show...
