Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) has commented on the strong criticism towards Danny Danon's appointment as ambassador to Brazil.
In particular, she said that "The serious statements by [former Foreign Ministry Director] Alon Liel this morning give a bad name to Israel's foreign service."
Hotovely added, "The foreign ministry carries out the government's policies, and not vice versa. Whoever turns the tables and politicizes the diplomacy hurts the State of Israel and its diplomatic representatives."