Brazil moving its embassy to Jerusalem a matter of 'when, not if' – Netanyahu

The Israeli prime minister said Jair Bolsonaro, who takes office on Tuesday, told him the move was inevitable

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Brazil’s president-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of “when, not if” he moves his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.

The far-right Bolsonaro, who takes office on Tuesday and is hosting Netanyahu and the leaders of other countries for his inauguration, has said he would like to follow the lead of US president Donald Trump and move the embassy.

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