Move comes after gradual efforts to restore ties, including a visit by the Israeli president to Turkey in March.
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Poland has recalled its ambassador to the Israeli-occupied territories two days after Tel Aviv did the same, amid a row over a Polish law restricting World War II-era property restitution claims. In a statement released on Monday, Poland’s Foreign Ministry said that its envoy, Marek Magierowski, who is in his …
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The United Arab Emirates is set to officially inaugurate its embassy in Israel on Wednesday, about a year after the two sides reached a controversial normalization agreement which is denounced as a “betrayal” of the Palestinian cause. The embassy, which is temporarily located in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange building …
Read More »Israeli parliament votes to end Netanyahu’s 12-year rule
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Read More »Israel: End of the Benjamin Netanyahu era may be near
Media reports say opposition leader Yair Lapid close to establishing a coalition that would end Netanyahu’s 12-year reign as prime minister. Israel was gripped by the political drama on Sunday over the possible imminent end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s record run as the country’s leader. After four inconclusive parliamentary …
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