Monday, March 28, 2016

Israeli Ambassador Re-appointed

Brazil may be in political and economic turmoil, but they still held together to reject having a settlement leader foisted on them.
Israel has withdrawn the nomination of Dani Dayan, a former West Bank settlement leader, as ambassador to Brazil, ending a seven-month standoff with Brasilia, which refused to accept his credentials.

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Dozens of former Brazilian diplomats and social movements signed letters supporting the Brazilian government's decision, saying that Israel's attempt to send Dayan, who himself lives in an illegal West Bank settlement, to Brazil was an affront considering the country's position on the Israeli occupation.

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Dayan is one of the most vocal advocates of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

  alJazeera
Good on Brazil.

So, where do you think Israel sent him instead?

 You guessed it.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that Dayan would instead be appointed consul-general in New York.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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