“I welcome further cooperation, also in the fight against coronavirus,” Braverman said.
The Brazilian delegation also included the chair of the Congress Foreign Affairs Committee Eduardo Bolsonaro the son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
The group was allowed into the country without having to quarantine, despite a general ban on foreign citizens entering Israel and the threat of a Brazilian COVID-19 variant that has alarmed health professionals in Israel and abroad. Brazil is battling of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks.
The Foreign Ministry, confirming the meetings, said the visit would be taking place “according to Health Ministry guidelines.”
Netanyahu’s son, Yair, met with Eduardo Bolsonaro, and tweeted following the meeting that “it was great to meet again in Israel my good friend.”
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BBC News explores the life of two Syrian women 10 years after protest calling for freedom began across the country. Bashar al Assad’s regime responded to the protests in force, leading to increasing violence and civil war.
Reuters covers a new report from the International Committee of the Red Cross that highlights the high price young Syrians have endured over the last 10 years. The report notes that almost eight in 10 young Syrians have reported struggling to afford food and other basic necessities, with close to half losing their income because of the decade-long conflict. The Red Cross regional director for the Middle East said, “One of the shocking results of this survey is that we realised that 50% of Syrians had friends or a family member who was killed … one out of six Syrians had one of their parents either killed or wounded.”
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