Brazil criticized for visit by Iran's president

Israel's chief Rabbi Yona Metzger expresses disappointment with Brazil's decision to receive 'a man who publicly says he wants to destroy our country', urges authorities to call off visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad scheduled for late November Reuters Jewish leaders on Tuesday criticized Brazil's plans to receive Iranian President next month and urged the South American nation to condemn his denial of the Holocaust and "support of international terrorism." Brazil, which has defended dialogue and engagement with Iran, is due to get a visit from Ahmadinejad in late November. "For us, it is very sad to know that Brazil will receive a man who publicly says he wants to destroy our country," Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger told reporters after meeting with Brazil's Senate chief, Jose Sarney. Metzger, who participated... [read full story]                    

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