Israeli President Reuven Rivlin had to apologise on Monday to his Brazilian counterpart for a remark by a foreign ministry spokesperson calling the Latin American powerhouse a “diplomatic dwarf”.<\/p>\n
The comment in July was made by spokesperson Yigal Palmor after Brazil criticised Israel’s military campaign in Gaza as excessive and recalled its envoy in Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n
In a phone call Monday, Rivlin assured Brazil President Dilma Rousseff that Palmor’s comments “do not correspond to the sentiments of the population” of Israel, Rousseff’s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Rousseff had criticised Palmor’s remarks, saying “Words, including the spokesperson’s, sometimes create a very bad climate. In this case, we have to be very careful.”<\/p>\n
Israel and Hamas Monday started a new 72-hour ceasefire, as negotiators in Egypt worked to seek a permanent end to hostilities.<\/p>\n
Rousseff “expressed hope for the continuation of the ceasefire and the current negotiations,” the statement said.<\/p>\n
Source: AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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