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.
Reestablishing the embassy in Jerusalem is more than a symbolic act.
Peña reopened Paraguay’s embassy to Israel in an official ceremony in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Peña took office last year and shortly afterward announced the embassy's move back to Jerusalem.
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.
Boulos, 53, framed the focus on Palestinian statehood in terms of expanding the Abraham Accords.
Despite Russia allegedly helping Assad, Syrian opposition forces have guaranteed the safety of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions.
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