JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister warmly received President Jair Bolsonaro Sunday, on the Brazilian leader’s first state visit to Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu’s red carpet welcome for Bolsonaro comes days ahead of a tough re-election bid for the long-time Israeli premier on April 9. The Palestinians claim east Jerusalem, which Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast war, as the capital of a future state. Netanyahu addressed Bolsonaro as a “good friend” and said Israel and Brazil have entered “a new era” of relations. “My government is firmly decided to strengthen the partnership between Brazil and Israel,” Bolsonaro added.

Source: Washington Post March 31, 2019 08:03 UTC