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The elected president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, told an Israeli newspaper that he intended to challenge the Palestinians and most of the world by transferring the Embbady of his country from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Brazil would become the second most important country after the United States to do so.
Questioned on Thursday in an interview with Israel Hayom, himself asked himself to move the embbady of Brazil, as he had indicated during his campaign, said that Israel should decide to location of its capital.
"When I was asked during the election campaign if I would do it when I will be president, I said" yes, whoever decides on the capital of Israel, c & # 39; are you, not other nations, "he told the paper, which strongly supports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel considers the entire city as its capital, while Palestinians consider East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, the international consensus being that the status of the entire city must be
Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the Six Day War of 1967 and annexed later, decision that had never been recognized by the international community.
In December, President Donald Trump reversed US long-standing politics and recognized Jerusalem. as the capital of Israel, pushing Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas to boycott his administration.
The embbady is officially transferred on May 14. Guatemala and Paraguay are following suit, although the latter announced last month the return of its embbady in Tel Aviv.
Bolsonaro, 63, winner of the last election on Sunday, has shocked many by his openly misogynistic, homophobic and racist rhetoric.
After his victory, Netanyahu told Bolsonaro that he was certain that his election "would lead to great friendship between our peoples and tighter ties between Brazil and Israel."
A Netanyahu office official told AFP that the Israeli prime minister was "very likely" to attend the meeting. Inauguration Ceremony of Bolsonaro in January.
© 2018 AFP
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