During secret negotiations, silence is the golden rule. If you’re going to talk, talk – don’t shoot your mouth off.
Israel's government has been criticized for not stopping Arab sector crime and being racist against Arabs. Publicizing the Libya meeting may have been a way of saying they're "Arab friendly."
Israel can use any diplomatic wins it can get. It can hardly afford unnecessary diplomatic losses – particularly own goals like this one.
Following Foreign Minister Eli Cohen's diplomatic uproar, Netanyahu will need to approve all secret diplomatic meetings ahead of time.
Antisemitic attacks in New York surged in 2022 to the highest level since 1979, but Mayor Eric Adams has been working to fight it.
It is not a concern for the integrity of Israel’s foreign service that is paramount, but rather Eli Cohen's desire to see non-Jewish Israeli citizens required one more time to prove their loyalty.
Paraguay had previously moved its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, only to later move it back. Now, under its new president, Asuncion is set to relocate its Israel embassy again.
“We will not allow the opening of any diplomatic representation [to the Palestinians] in Jerusalem,” the foreign minister said.
Cohen’s statement comes as the US works to bring about diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and Riyadh.
The Foreign Ministry is working to help the Israelis and people eligible for aliyah currently trapped in Ethiopia's Gondar region.
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