Consul says that Israel is waiting for Brazil's support at the next UN vote

In an interview with UOL, Dori Goren, Israel's consul general in Sao Paulo, said he was expecting a lot of Israeli diplomacy with Jair Bolsonaro's government. thanks to statements of support from the elected president. Goren also said that he hoped Brazil would come to support Israel in the vote at the UN.

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I would like to know more about Israel's expectations regarding the possibility of Brazil's change of embbady from Tel Aviv in Jerusalem

We still have to see if this will happen after Bolsonaro's inauguration. This is a question that must be asked to Brazilians. The Israeli position is very clear: Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel for 70 years. It is to recognize a situation that already exists: the Israeli government is in Jerusalem, the Congress in Jerusalem, the Supreme Court, the President in Jerusalem. This month, Brazil voted for the first time against Palestinian militant group Hamas, with no abstentions. This month, Brazil voted for the first time against Palestinian militant group Hamas. How did Israel see this movement?

We saw the vote in Brazil with very positive eyes. We hope that Brazil's vote will change. At the United Nations Human Rights Council, for example, there are many votes that are total hypocrisy. There are still many votes against Israel, not against Syria or Iran. It is not possible that Brazil is a country that thinks that the Jewish people have no connection with Jerusalem. Jesus was a Jew! So let's see if Brazil's vote will change, we hope. It all depends on the new government.