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The move is an “important step” in strengthening bilateral relations, said Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
The Paraguay leader, who was in Washington for President Donald Trump’s inauguration, spoke at the relaunch of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus.
It comes as ties between the two countries plummeted to historic lows this year after the Brazilian president compared Israel’s war against Hamas to the Holocaust.
Rep. Doug Lamborn will receive the first-ever Rabbi Benny Elon award, named after the late Israeli tourism minister who spearheaded Israel’s ties with the evangelical Christian community.
“Iran has terrorized the Middle East and the rest of the world for decades,” said Dutch MEP Sebastiaan Stoteler.
“We stand with the Jewish people, who will no longer accept being unjustly blamed or targeted,” says lawmaker Pedro Frazão.
The coinciding of the release of the list with the start of the Feast of Tabernacles is symbolic to those inspired by the Biblical verse Zechariah 14:16.
“Any true evangelical that reads the Bible understands why it is so important that we stand with Israel,” Daystar TV co-founder Joni Lamb tells JNS.
The legation will be the sixth in Israel’s capital.
It comes amid a diplomatic tug-of-war in the region between supporters and opponents of Israel.
Lawmakers gather in Addis Ababa “to build on the Abraham Accords and pursue peace, progress and prosperity.”
“Erasing all antisemitic content from education materials is among the first of many steps needed to establish civil society, professional education and proper economic structures in the Palestinian territories,” said Austrian MEP Lukas Mandl.