Israeli Foreign Policy
The court is seeking to determine whether the P.A. nullification of agreements with Jerusalem and Washington affects its pending war-crimes case against Israel.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi tells U.N. Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov Israel’s plan to apply sovereignty to Judea and Samaria “make the one-state solution a fait accompli.”
PLO secretary general: Media reports of behind-the-scenes Arab support for Israel’s potential annexing of areas of Judea and Samaria are false; the coming weeks “will determine whether the next decades will be ones of peace and coexistence or of violence and war.”
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman is said to have pressured Israel’s communications minister during a meeting to block Chinese efforts to gain a foothold in Israel’s cellular network.
Macron, Johnson and other leaders have sent personal letters to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging him not to apply Israeli law to Judea and Samaria.
“If the settlers don’t want what the administration currently has to offer, they shouldn’t come to us in the future,” says an American official.
During his recent visit, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated Washington’s concerns about the Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings’ bid to construct the “Sorek B” plant.
“There’s a vast interest to visit Greece,” said the Israeli prime minister. “We want to resume flights and tourism connections to countries that are in a similar situation as ours.”
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg says his country rejects “prejudice” against the Jewish state and calls for dialogue with Israel’s new government.
The decision comes amid international outcry from the European Union, members of the U.S. Democractic Party and former Vice President Joe Biden.
“China and the world has lost a true diplomat,” stated Yuval Rotem, director general of Israel’s foreign ministry.
Israel has “annulled” the Oslo Accords, says P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas • P.A. officials: Statement likely aimed at incoming Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
