{"id":51955,"date":"2025-08-25T22:51:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T02:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-brazil-relations-wither-as-lula-govt-refuses-to-approve-israeli-ambassador\/25\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T22:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T02:51:58","slug":"israel-brazil-relations-wither-as-lula-govt-refuses-to-approve-israeli-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-brazil-relations-wither-as-lula-govt-refuses-to-approve-israeli-ambassador\/25\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel-Brazil relations wither as Lula gov&#8217;t refuses to approve Israeli ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel&#8217;s decision to withdraw the application for an ambassador came after Brazil refused to approve Gali Dagan as the new ambassador from Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Diplomatic relations between Israel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-856247\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brazil;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Brazil<\/a> are now operating \u201cat a low level,\u201d the foreign ministry confirmed after Israel withdrew its request to appoint a new ambassador to Brazil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The decision to withdraw the application came after Brazil refused to approve Gali Dagan as the new ambassador from Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAfter Brazil, unusually, refrained from replying to Ambassador Dagan\u2019s request for agr\u00e9ment, Israel withdrew the request, and relations between the countries are now being conducted at a lower diplomatic level,\u201d the foreign ministry confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The ministry further added that the \u201ccritical and hostile line that Brazil has displayed toward Israel\u201d has worsened since Hamas ignited the war with its terror attack in 2023 and was further \u201cintensified\u201d by comments made throughout the duration of the war by Brazilian President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>China&#8217;s Premier Li Qiang, India&#8217;s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil&#8217;s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, attend the BRICS Summit, at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 6, 2025. (credit: REUTERS\/RICARDO MORAES)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Brazil&#8217;s declining relationship with Israel<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lula has been declared \u201cpersona non grata,\u201d after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-853694\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:accused Israel of carrying out a genocide in Gaza;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">accused Israel of carrying out a genocide in Gaza<\/a> and drawing on Holocaust references to illustrate his claim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The country also joined South Africa&#8217;s case against Israel at the Hague, formalizing Lula&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-853873\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:accusations of genocide.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">accusations of genocide.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In July, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-862505\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brazil withdrew from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Brazil withdrew from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance<\/a>, where it had served as an observer member since 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brazil, a member of BRICS, also has relations with Iran despite its attacks against the Jewish state, including civilian populations, and long record of human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brazil has not had an ambassador in Israel since it withdrew the former ambassador last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Amichai Stein contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israel-brazil-relations-wither-lula-012703704.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel&rsquo;s decision to withdraw the application for an ambassador came after Brazil refused to approve Gali Dagan as the new ambassador from<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-brazil-relations-wither-as-lula-govt-refuses-to-approve-israeli-ambassador\/25\/08\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/9ae91a36e6e030fbd3457083eaf49f5e","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51955"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}