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Monday, July 28, 2014

Brazil to Israel: We are not dwarves

The Financial Times | http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2014/07/26/brazil-to-israel-we-are-not-dwarves/?ftcamp=crm/email/2014728/nbe/beyondbricsNewYork/product

Brazil to Israel: We are not dwarves

Jul 26, 2014 12:39am by Joe Leahy
Israel and Brazil are locked in a diplomatic spat after Latin America’s biggest country issued a statement condemning Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for using “disproportional” force in Gaza but failed to mention the role of Hamas in the conflict.
An Israeli spokesperson called Brazil a diplomatic dwarf and described it as irrelevant in terms of international diplomacy.

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