Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in his capacity as Foreign Minister, has announced Danny Dayan remains Israel’s selection to serve as Ambassador to Brazil despite harsh objections from Brazil. Dayan’s former association with the Yesha Council has elicited the ire of Brazil, demanding a different ambassador.

Channel 2 News reports that the prime minister is not backing down and Dayan will be Israel’s ambassador to that country despite objections. Being that Dayan’s credentials have not been presented and accepted, he remains in limbo, the pending ambassador.

Speaking on Channel 2’s Meet the Press program on motzei Shabbos, Dayan explained this is much bigger than his personal appointment but it is a fight surrounding the effort to delegitimize the hundreds of thousands of Israelis living over the Green Line.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)