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The weak crumble, are slaughtered and are erased from history while the strong, for good or for ill, survive. The strong are respected, and alliances are made with the strong, and in the end peace is made with the strong.

Man, seems a real grim view of the world.

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It's getting stranger: the guy also welcomes an openly fascist arsehole:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-hails-election-of-brazils-controversial-bolsonaro-who-plans-visit/

Israel hails election of Brazil’s controversial Bolsonaro, who plans
visit soon
Netanyahu says incoming president, who has disparaged women, gays and
blacks, but also vowed to move his embassy to Jerusalem, will lead to
‘great friendship between our nations’
By Raphael Ahren 29 October 2018, 9:07 pm 12

Israeli leaders on Monday welcomed the election of Jair Bolsonaro, a
controversial hardliner, as new president of Brazil, hailing his bona fide
pro-Israel credentials.

“I am certain that your election will lead to a great friendship between
our nations and to a strengthening of Israel-Brazil ties,” Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Bolsonaro during a congratulatory phone
call, according to a readout his office on Monday evening.

“Looking forward to your visit in Israel,” he added, referring to the
far-right politician’s pledge to come to Israel on his foreign trip as
president.

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The first Israeli official to congratulate Bolsonaro was Knesset Speaker
Yuli Edelstein (Likud). “Warm greetings to my friend Jair Bolsonaro for
his election to the presidency of Brazil,” he said in a statement
published Monday morning.

“Bolsonaro is a true friend of the State of Israel and during his visit
to the Knesset two years ago, he told me a lot about his activities for us
in Brazil. We look forward to your visit to Israel and wish you all the
best.”

הגנרל לשעבר ז'איר בולסונרו נשיא ברזיל
החדש, איש הימין הביס בבחירות את מועמד
מפלגת הפועלים. יו״ר הכנסת @YuliEdelstein בירך:
"ברכות חמות לידידי ז׳איר בולסונארו על
בחירתו. ידיד אמת של שראל ובביקורו בכנסת
לפני כשנתיים סיפר לי רבות על פעילותו
למעננו בברזיל. אנו מחכים לביקורך בישראל״
pic.twitter.com/5tgSZCht1x

— ‏Tal Schneider טל שניידר تال شنايدر
(@talschneider) October 29, 2018

Economy Minister Eli Cohen (Kulanu) also welcomed Bolsonaro’s election
and said he expected increased economic cooperation with Brasilia under
the ardently pro-Israel leader.

In a statement extending his congratulations to the Brazilian
president-elect, Cohen said Bolsonaro would “usher in a new era of
political and economic ties with the largest country in South America.”

A declared friend of the Jewish state, Bolsonaro has said that he will
move Brazil’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and that his first
foreign trip will be to Israel.

A source close to the president-elect told Kan public radio that Bolsonaro
still wants to move the embassy and that the issue will be considered. At
the same time, the source added that the new government will investigate
if such a move “would help advance the Middle East peace process.”

Brazil and the Arab world have close business ties and recognizing
Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving the embassy there could hurt
trade, the source added.

“All these considerations will be taken into account as the [incoming]
president will make a decision,” said.
Jair Bolsonaro (Udo Kurt via JTA)

Bolsonaro remains committed to making Israel one of his first
destinations, the source added.

Onyx Lorenzoni, a politician close to the president-elect and lawmaker
slated to be minister of housing under the new government, on Monday
confirmed that Bolsonaro intends to include Israel on his first trip
abroad, which will also take him to Chile and to the US.

However, the visit will not happen before December, when the newly elected
leader will undergo surgery to remove a colostomy bag and repair his
intestines after he was stabbed and seriously injured during a campaign
rally last month.

Bolsonaro, who is sometimes compared to US President Donald Trump due to
his undiplomatic style, has frequently disparaged women, gays, and blacks.

His victory moved Brazil, the world’s fourth-largest democracy, sharply
to the right, after four consecutive elections in which candidates from
the left-leaning Workers’ Party won.

Trump personally invited Bolsonaro to visit the US during a phone call on
Sunday and cited their “ideological alignment,” Lorenzoni said,
according to local media reports.

The local Jewish community reacted diplomatically to Bolsonaro’s victory.
A supporter of presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, holds an oversized,
fake rifle, as she celebrates the election runoff results in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, October 28, 2018 (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

“Brazilians have elected a new president in free and fair elections. The
election process has divided and polarized Brazilian society, including
the very diverse Jewish community. Now is time to reunite our community,
based on our Jewish and democratic values of justice and tolerance,”
Fernando Lottenberg, the president of the Jewish Confederation of Brazil,
told The Times of Israel.

“Mr. Bolsonaro has indicated he will be a strong supporter of
Brazil-Israel relations, and we will work together on this goal,” he
added.

During the presidential campaign, Bolsonaro signaled that he does not
recognize Palestinian statehood and that he would close or downgrade the
Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic mission in Brasilia. “Is Palestine
a country? Palestine is not a country, so there should be no embassy
here,” he said in August.

“You don’t negotiate with terrorists,” he said, referring to the
Palestinians.

Brazil recognized Palestine as an independent state in 2010. In the same
year, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva became the first Brazilian president to
visit Israel.
Brazilian Workers’ Party presidential candidate Fernando Haddad (R)
speaks during a rally in Recife, Brazil on October 25, 2018. (Leo Caldas/
AFP)

Like other right-leaning leaders who have risen to power around the globe,
Bolsonaro built his popularity on a mixture of tough talk and hardline
positions. And, like many, he is sure to face stiff pushback from groups
concerned that his strong views will lead to policies that threaten
democratic institutions.

Bolsonaro spent much of the campaign exploiting divisions, taking to
Twitter to lambaste the rival Workers’ Party as unethical and dangerous.
In recent weeks, Brazilians were bombarded with WhatsApp messages that
condemned Workers’ Party candidate Fernando Haddad, often making
outrageous claims.

Ultimately, Bolsonaro’s messages resonated with Brazilians hungry for
change: He got just over 55 percent of the votes Sunday, compared to right
under 45% for Haddad.

Amid the celebrations by Bolsonaro’s supporters, there were also reports
of some clashes between his backers and opponents.

The rise of Bolsonaro, who cast himself as a political outsider despite a
largely lackluster 27-year career in Congress, parallels the emergence of
hard-right leaders in many countries. But his extreme messages were
rendered more palatable by a perfect storm in Brazil: widespread anger at
the political class after years of corruption, an economy that has
struggled to recover from a punishing recession and a surge in violence.
A demonstrator takes part in a women protest against Brazilian right-wing
presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro called by a social media campaign
under the hashtag #EleNao (Not Him) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 6,
2018 (AFP PHOTO / NELSON ALMEIDA)

In particular, many Brazilians were furious with the Workers’ Party for
its role in the graft scheme revealed by the “Operation Car Wash”
investigation, which uncovered billions of dollars in bribes paid to
politicians via inflated construction contracts.

Bolsonaro’s candidacy raised serious concerns that he would roll back
civil rights and weaken institutions in what remains a young democracy.

Within minutes of his victory being declared, international civil rights
groups expressed concerns. Human Rights Watch called on Brazil’s
judiciary and other institutions to “resist any attempt to undermine
human rights, the rule of law and democracy under Jair Bolsonaro’s
government.”

Bolsonaro has promised to crack down on violent crime and drastically
reduce the size of Brazil’s state. But many of the details of his
positions remain unclear since he has largely conducted his campaign via
blasts on social media. After he was stabbed, he declined to debate Haddad
and gave interviews only to largely friendly media that rarely asked tough
questions.

Agencies and Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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