Israeli Foreign Policy
Poland’s prime minister warned that Israel’s continued criticism of its anti-restitution law would harm relations between the countries after Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid recalls its charge d’affaires.
Poland has become an “anti-democratic, non-liberal country,” says Israel’s foreign minister, after Polish President Andrzej Duda approves legislation restricting claims on property stolen by the Nazis and confiscated by the communists.
The step forward in relations comes after Jerusalem and Rabat signed a trilateral declaration in December that included an obligation “to resume full official contacts between Israeli and Moroccan counterparts.”
U.S. Secretary Antony Blinken calls on Polish President Andrzej Duda not to sign the bill into law • “This immoral law harms the friendship and bilateral relations between Israel and Poland,” says Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy.
During his two-day visit, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will officially inaugurate Israel’s mission in Rabat.
Sheikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, who is on an official state visit, met with the head of the IDF’s Strategic Planning and Cooperation Directorate (J5), Maj. Gen. Tal Kelman.
Ukraine’s deputy health minister says a special directive allowing religious pilgrims to enter the country has been approved, subject to pandemic-related restrictions.
An Israeli Air Force plane carrying equipment for the delegation of Israeli firefighters already in the country will also be dispatched.
“Pastors serve as role models to many people who struggle with hate and discrimination. Our task is to strengthen the voices of moderation against radicalism,” said Hillel Newman.
“When you look at the crises in the Middle East, you can see Iran’s fingerprints everywhere,” says Bahrain’s undersecretary for international relations during his visit to Jerusalem.
The system, Network Enabled Operations Support (NEOS), supports airborne, naval and ground platforms.
George Deek, Israel’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, said “for the first time there will be an Azerbaijani flag waving in Israel.
