Yair Lapid
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said he appreciated Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Ann Linde’s “solid commitment to Israel’s security,” as well as the recognition as Israel as the “homeland of the Jewish people.”
“Iran’s march towards a nuclear weapon is not only an Israeli problem; it’s a problem for the entire world,” said Israel’s foreign minister.
Regarding the U.S. chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said, “It was probably the right decision maybe that wasn’t performed in the right manner.”
“Algeria was indeed dismayed at Morocco’s decision to resume diplomatic relations with Israel, and more recently, Algeria criticized Morocco for advocating on Israel’s behalf in gaining observer status in the African Union,” said Sarah Feuer, an expert on Arab politics and fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East 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.
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.”
During his two-day visit, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will officially inaugurate Israel’s mission in Rabat.
“The Iranians need to understand that it is impossible to sit peacefully in Tehran and from there ignite the entire Middle East. That is over,” says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Amir Hayek named Israel’s first ambassador to United Arab Emirates
The former Israel Hotel Association president is “the right person to establish the bridge between Israel and the Emirates,” says Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid told the gathering of some 700 pro-Israel Christian leaders that the Israeli government is “proud of our Jewish heritage and Jewish identity, and equally proud of our democracy and our commitment to liberty and freedom.”
Israel’s new government hasn’t had time to study the “legal and international ramifications” of evacuating the illegal Bedouin village, says Israel’s foreign minister.
“The anti-Semites weren’t only in the Budapest ghetto,” said Lapid, referring to the place his father and grandmother hid during the Holocaust. He said there were also slave traders—the Hutu who massacred Tutsis in Rwanda, Muslim fanatics and those “who beat LGBTQ people to death.”
