With three decades of experience at Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rafael Erdreich previously served as Minister-Counselor and Consul at the Embassy of Israel in the Dominican Republic. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Latin American Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a master\u2019s in Public Policy from Tel Aviv University.\n<\/p>\n
In a meeting with evangelical leaders in S\u00e3o Paulo, the consul addressed issues that go beyond the war in the Middle East, highlighting the geopolitical transformations shaping the world through religion, law, and the struggle for freedom.\n<\/p>\n
Brazil, home to one of the largest Christian and evangelical populations in the world, stands out as a free and democratic nation. A survey conducted by AtlasIntel at the request of StandWithUs, led by Andr\u00e9 Lajst and Sabrina Abreu, revealed that 58.5% of Brazilian evangelicals predominantly support Israel.\n<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the current Brazilian political landscape has reduced diplomatic ties with Israel to their lowest level in recent history, and the country currently has no Israeli ambassador in Bras\u00edlia.\n<\/p>\n
Relations with Israel transcend domestic politics: Jewish communities are at the center of major contemporary political and economic developments involving technology, trade, and peace agreements \u2014 issues that are also central to U.S. politics. Political rejection of Israel has direct impacts on international, technological, and economic fields.\n<\/p>\n
In the post\u2013October 7 context, Erdreich, while maintaining his diplomatic stance, has dedicated himself to teaching about foreign policy and the Middle East. Using clear yet technical language, he presents data and analyses often absent from mainstream media. He also openly denounces persecution against Christians worldwide, alongside that suffered by the Jewish people.\n<\/p>\n
Brazil\u2019s Congress and Senate should listen to him not only as Israel\u2019s representative but also as a teacher. His lectures range from Middle Eastern affairs to global economics.\n<\/p>\n
Thanks to his mediation, S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s City Hall signed an international cooperation agreement with Israel\u2019s Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV), through the Consulate of Israel. The project, focused on practical environmental education and sustainable innovation, includes the installation of 30 biodigesters in municipal schools, capable of transforming organic waste into cooking gas and natural fertilizer.\n<\/p>\n
Erdreich is widely recognized and praised by the Jewish community, maintaining strong ties of engagement. His work undoubtedly represents a significant contribution to diplomacy and intercommunity dialogue.\n<\/p>\n
In the video, the consul explains about Iran (Portuguese):\n<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tSilas Anast\u00e1cio is a columnist for Guiame, the largest evangelical media outlet in Brazil, as well as JM Not\u00edcia and Jornal da Cidade Online. He has collaborated closely with the Jewish community and brings over a decade of experience addressing themes related to Israel and Jewish life in Brazil.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With three decades of experience at Israel\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rafael Erdreich previously served as Minister-Counselor and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484891,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1083,631,85,46,53,175980,22870,43946,43],"class_list":["post-484890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-brazil","tag-community","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-israel-us-relations","tag-israel-diaspora-ties","tag-israeli-economy","tag-israeli-society","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}