Jair Bolsonaro promised Tel Aviv to take advantage of the potential of his relationship with Israel

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, arrived this Sunday for a four-day official visit to Israel, a country in which he has repeatedly expressed admiration.

In a special gesture of attention that he does not have with all the leaders who arrive in the country, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin NetanyahuHe personally received him at a ceremony of honor at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv.

"In January (when he went to Brasilia to attend its inauguration), we opened a new path in our relations and, after only three months, your first visit to Israel comes to pbad our relations. in a new phase, "said Netanyahu.

Bolsonaro, who heads "Brazil's largest delegation to Israel," a country "with considerable potential that will also be used by the Israeli people," applauded the CEO.

The Brazilian President recalled his trip to Israel in 2016, during his baptism in the Jordan, in a speech filled with religious references and stressed that this visit is made when his government has "decided firmly" a hundred days to tighten its ties with Israel.

"Israelis and Brazilians share values, cultural traditions, the appreciation of freedom and democracy … We must explore the potential and what we are going to do with this visit, "he said.

Nearly a hundred local and international journalists attended the Bolsonaro landings, protected by a wide security system.

This afternoon at 17:00 local time (14:00 GMT) will meet with Netanyahu sign bilateral agreements in the areas of science and technology, defense, public security, aviation, health and medicine, after which the two men will meet for a meeting of work, followed by a dinner of honor.

In the coming days, Bolsonaro will meet businessmen, political representatives and members of the Brazilian community in Israel, and visit the Holocaust Museum (Yad Vashem) and some of the holy places of Jerusalem, such as the Holy Sepulcher, the most sacred temple in the city. Christianity and the Wailing Wall, the most sacred place of worship for Jews.

The last two are in occupied East Jerusalem, but their office incorporated them into the program as part of their official stay in Israel, resulting in demonstrations by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). ).

Although there is still no official confirmation, it is expected that Bolsonaro, who has expressed his sympathy for Israel and Netanyahu (facing the April 9 general election), announces the opening a commercial office in Jerusalem. a step prior to the possible transfer of the embbady of Brazil in the holy city, like the United States and against the international consensus.