PressTV... Brazilian organizations and lawmakers have signed a petition, condemning Israel's designation of a former head of the regime’s main settler organization as its next ambassador to the South American country.
Forty leading organizations and a few members of the parliament have sent the petition to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, asking the administration to reject the appointment of Dani Dayan, the former head of the Yesha Council, Israeli news website Ynet reported on Tuesday.
The petition slams the appointment as a "violation of the international legitimacy and sovereignty of Brazil," and an "attack on Brazilian diplomacy."
Like the UN and most countries across the globe, Brazil regards the Israeli settlements as illegal because the territories were captured by Tel Aviv in a war in 1967 and are hence subject to the Geneva Conventions, which forbid construction on occupied lands.
More than half a million Israelis live in over 120 illegal settlements built since Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank including East al-Quds (Jerusalem) in 1967.
Based on diplomatic protocols, once Dayan's appointment is officially confirmed by Israel, the Brazilian government will be sent a request to endorse the decision as well.
Brasilia reserves the right to reject the ambassador although it is an unusual move.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Dayan's appointment three weeks ago. The 59-year-old politician served as the chairperson of the Yesha Council from 2007 to 2013.
Poster Comment:
Philip Shahak Israel itself is illegally occupied Palestine, stolen from the Palestinians denied their right to self-determination by genocide and ethnic cleansing.
in my opinion Brazil should rather cut off any diplomatic ties with that contry that is ignoring all the UN résolutions since 1948 wich means thes dont not care of your opinion. The only thing Israel care is when you let them be in your contry so you let the Mosad get into your fammily business & privacy till he succed to swallow you up. These are thugs, violents & immorals Zionists.
irish eel Zionist will squat and take over brazil america will give them unconditional support to rape and loot brazil like every country that hosts zionist the host body becomes infected with no known cure a contagious plague worse than us amrid ebola
Dil per-ree Dani Dayan is the epitome of evil. He is a well known terrorist and should be in prison. Brazil has woken to the treacherous terrorist of the apartheid regime of shysters that kill innocent woman and children and steal their land.