diplomacy

An Israeli flag flutters outside the embassy of Israel in Dublin, Ireland, December 16, 2024

Closing Dublin embassy: Israel writes off luck with the Irish

For years, Ireland has been an implacable diplomatic foe of Israel, always among the harshest critics in the EU, consistently voting against it at the UN. 

16/12/2024
Paraguay's president Santiago Pena speaks at the Knesset. December 11, 2024.

Why Paraguay’s stand with Israel matters now more than ever

Reestablishing the embassy in Jerusalem is more than a symbolic act.

By MARAM STERN
13/12/2024

Paraguayan president: ‘Think of Paraguay like an extension of Israeli territory’

Peña reopened Paraguay’s embassy to Israel in an official ceremony in Jerusalem on Thursday.

Paraguay's president Santiago Pena speaks at the Knesset. December 11, 2024.

Paraguay reaffirms support for Israel, inaugurates new Jerusalem embassy

Peña took office last year and shortly afterward announced the embassy's move back to Jerusalem.

12/12/2024

FM Sa'ar congratulates Switzerland for designating Hamas as terror org.

Following a vote in the national Senate, Switzerland's House of Representatives accepted the proposed Hamas ban on Wednesday afternoon by 168 votes to six. 

Massad Boulos, Trump’s new Middle East adviser, touts roadmap to Palestinian state

Boulos, 53, framed the focus on Palestinian statehood in terms of expanding the Abraham Accords.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
10/12/2024

Moscow extends lifeline to Assad, offers asylum to family

Despite Russia allegedly helping Assad, Syrian opposition forces have guaranteed the safety of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions.

Trump’s pro-Israel team sparks debate on Middle East diplomacy

Annexation or diplomacy? Netanyahu must navigate Trump’s transactional approach to Israel.

Turning up the fight: Qatar's role re-visited as Knesset members argue for stricter enforcement

Against the background of the renewed attempt to formulate an outline for the release of hostages, a group of Knesset members in the coalition formulated a bill that would tighten enforcement against

What is the danger of delayed diplomacy in the Middle East?

Without changing the filters of Hezbollah and Hamas in the engine of the Middle East, the rot and corrosion will continue and eventually create problems whose cost to fix will be higher.

By IRWIN J. MANSDORF
24/11/2024
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