Brazil is still refusing to accept an Israeli ambassador because he was a settler leader in the occupied West Bank. Back in September, the Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff rejected the appointment of hardliner, Dani Dayan, as Israel’s envoy to her country. She said that it could be understood as giving support for the illegal Israeli settlements. Tel Aviv is now threatening a downgrade in diplomatic relations with Brazil Press TV reports: Brasilia’s decision to reject Dani Dayan four months after his appointment has angered Tel Aviv and prompted it to announce on Sunday that it would press on the left-leaning government in the South American country to accept Israeli envoy. “The foreign ministry will use all the tools at its disposal to have Dani Dayan’s appointment go through,” said Deputy Minister of Israel’s Foreign Affairs Tzipi Hotovely, adding, Tel Aviv “will leave the level of diplomatic relations with Brazil at the secondary level if the appointment of Dani Dayan is not confirmed.” She also said that Dayan would remain Israel’s sole nominee. The Israeli regime fears that other countries could follow suit and take a pro-Palestine measure. Israel-Brazil relations worsened on December 6, 2010, when Brasilia recognized Palestine as a sovereign state within the 1967 [...]