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Tag: diplomacy

ECAJ urges Albanese and Netanyahu to end war of words

Australia’s peak Jewish body has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resolve...

NZ Foreign Minister condemns Hamas, reaffirms two-state support, and decries civilian suffering on all sides

In a wide-ranging ministerial statement to the New Zealand Parliament, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has reiterated the country’s support...

Papua New Guinea plans consulate in Israel’s biblical heartland

Papua New Guinea is set to become the first nation to open an honorary consulate in the biblical heartland...

Israeli diplomatic missions worldwide on high alert

Israel has placed all diplomatic missions around the world on high alert following the massive Hamas attack from Gaza. The...

Papua New Guinea to open embassy in Jerusalem

Officials in Port Moresby have confirmed Papua New Guinea will inaugurate a new embassy in Jerusalem. A spokesperson for PNG...

Henry Kissinger turns 100, eying his legacy

The labels range from intellectual, Nobel Prize-winning statesman and brilliant negotiator to egomaniac and war criminal. At the end of...

Israel and Turkey ‘return to dialogue,’ renew economic cooperation

Israel and Turkey have agreed to renew talks on a new civil aviation agreement and the return of Israeli...

Turkish FM makes first visit to Israel in 15 years

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu landed in Israel on Tuesday for an official visit, the first such visit in...

Inconvenient revelations

Very often there are news items that upset conventional thinking and as a consequence, they sink without trace. On the...

Ambassador Amir Maimon

Amir Maimon has now presented his credentials to Governor-General David Hurley at Government House in Canberra and is now...

Tearful Knesset Speaker to Bundestag: ‘Remember, Always Remember!’

Speaker of the Knesset Mickey Levy addressed the German Bundestag in Hebrew on Thursday on the occasion of the...

Israeli PM Bennett talks ‘regional security’ with Russian President Putin

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, in a conversation described by Bennett’s office...

Polish diplomat fired after calling country’s Holocaust speech law ‘stupid’

A Polish diplomat has reportedly been fired after calling his own government’s laws regarding speech centred around the Holocaust...

Lapid: ‘Without peace talks, 2022 will likely see Israel designated apartheid state’

Israeli Foreign Minister has called for a diplomatic dialogue with the Palestinians, citing concerns that otherwise international organizations may...

Prime Minister Bennett heads home from historic UAE visit

Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett has left Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after concluding a...

Defence Minister Benny Gantz speaks on Iranian threat

Israel’s Minister of Defence Benny Gantz on Monday issued a strongly worded statement calling once again on world nations...

Israel dispatches senior diplomat to help in release of couple held in Turkey

Israel's Foreign Ministry has decided to send Consular Division head Rina Djerassi to Istanbul on Monday to augment efforts...

Israel’s Defence Minister to Ambassadors: Iran very close to bomb, take action

Defence Minister Benny Gantz held on Wednesday a briefing for more than 60 foreign ambassadors on the security situation under the title “Challenges and opportunities for Israel and its allies,” during which he underscored Iran’s threat to global peace.

Israel appoints ambassador to the US

With the agreement of Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Herzog will also serve in the position during Minister Lapid's tenure as prime minister.

Trump triumphs as PLO continues to dig its own grave

David Singer: President Trump’s announcement on 11 September that Israel would shortly be signing a peace treaty with a fourth Arab State – Bahrain – and possibly several others very soon - has triggered a spiteful response from Saeb Erekat, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).