Two days after Israel withdrew the candidacy of Dani Dayan as ambassador to Brazil, the leader of the country’s Jewish community, Fernando K. Lottenberg, says he’s happy this whole saga is finally over.
“We are relieved that this ended. And we hope now that this could be a fresh start, that we could take this moment to relaunch the bilateral relationship,” he tells The Times of Israel in a telephone interview from Sao Paulo.
“It is very important for both countries and the Brazilian Jewish community to have someone who can represent Israel here and with whom we can work together to improve the relationship.”
In August 2015, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Dayan, a former leader of settlement movement, as Israel’s new ambassador in Brasilia. The Brazilians refused to accept Dayan, but until this week Jerusalem refused to send someone else.
The country’s Jewish community suffered from the month-long standoff, Lottenberg says. “It’s not a good position to be in.”
— Raphael Ahren
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