Eli Cohen

Israel-Libya diplomatic debacle: From breakthrough to breakdown

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: A look at the diplomatic brouhaha that emerged from last week’s Israel-Libya talks.

By MARK WEISS
01/09/2023

Why Netanyahu hires misfits and at what price - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The problem with Eli Cohen's Libyan fiasco begins not in his diplomatic ignorance but in his original appointment.

My Word: Speaking undiplomatically - comment

During secret negotiations, silence is the golden rule. If you’re going to talk, talk – don’t shoot your mouth off.

Libya snafu caused by a failing Israeli gov't not valuing Arab lives - opinion

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."

By EITAN CHARNOFF
31/08/2023

Israel can only blame itself for diplomatic loss - editorial

Israel can use any diplomatic wins it can get. It can hardly afford unnecessary diplomatic losses – particularly own goals like this one.

Netanyahu seizes control of back-channel diplomacy after Libya fiasco

Following Foreign Minister Eli Cohen's diplomatic uproar, Netanyahu will need to approve all secret diplomatic meetings ahead of time.

Netanyahu welcomes NY Mayor Adams: ‘A great friend of Israel’

Antisemitic attacks in New York surged in 2022 to the highest level since 1979, but Mayor Eric Adams has been working to fight it.

Israel's foreign minister is trying to delegitimize Arab citizens - opinion

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.

17/08/2023

Paraguay to reopen its embassy in Jerusalem, Israel says

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.

16/08/2023

Saudi envoy to Palestinians was known to Israel but not coordinated

“We will not allow the opening of any diplomatic representation [to the Palestinians] in Jerusalem,” the foreign minister said.

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