Embassy move

From the Pacific to Jerusalem: The special alliance between Nauru and Israel - opinion

Nauru’s new embassy in Jerusalem reflects years of diplomatic support for Israel and a friendship that has endured international pressure.

|ByDAVID BEN-BASAT
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar with Lionel Aingimea, Nauru's deputy president and foreign affairs minister.
Vivian Aisen, newly appointed to be abassador to Colombia, was previously the ambassador to Macedonia. She is seen here speaking at a joint Israeli-Macedonian event.

Vivian Aisen appointed new ambassador to Colombia as Israel strengthens ties with Latin America

The appointment is part of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s efforts to renew and restore relations between Israel and Colombia amid warming ties between Israel and Latin American countries.

|ByNACHUM PERRY
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar with Lionel Aingimea, Nauru's deputy president and foreign affairs minister.

Nauru decides to open embassy in Jerusalem, becomes 10th country with embassy in Israel's capital

The decision came after Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar reached an understanding with Lionel Aingimea, Nauru's deputy president and foreign affairs, trade and justice minister.

|ByIDAN KWELLER
Colombia’s incoming foreign minister, Omar Bula Escobar (L), and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar shake hands after agreeing to work to repair Israel and Colombia's relations.

New Colombian and Slovenian governments flip Israel policy, to move their embassies to Jerusalem

Within one month of each other, leftist, pro-Palestine governments in both countries were voted out and replaced by right-wing leaders who vowed to restore full diplomatic relations with Israel.

|ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA

Kosovo opens embassy in Jerusalem after establishment of diplomatic ties

"A truly proud and historic moment for Kosovo-Israel relations," Kosovar Ambassador Ines Demiri tweeted. "The greatest honor of my life is to have this opportunity to open the embassy.

MARCH 14, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
The flags of Israel, Kosovo and the US are seen on a desk during a virtual ceremony to sign an agreement establishing diplomatic relations between Israel and Kosovo in the Israeli foreign ministry in Jerusalem February 1, 2021

Czech Republic opens de facto embassy to Israel in west Jerusalem

Embassy still in Tel Aviv, but the new mission is an official branch.

MARCH 11, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is seen with Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi at the opening of the Czech Embassy to Israel's new Jerusalem office.

Rivlin tries to persuade new ambassadors to move embassies to Jerusalem

In his conversations with the ambassadors of Brazil and Portugal, Rivlin could not resist talking about soccer.

FEBRUARY 24, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Reuven Rivlin is seen meeting with Portugal's Ambassador to Israel Jorge Tito de Vasconcelos Nogueira Dias Cabral at the President's Residence, on February 24, 2021.

Grapevine February 24, 2021: Constitution long overdue

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 23, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
MK NIR BARKAT inspects a document at Beit Abba alongside a portrait of Abba Ahimeir.

Equatorial Guinea to relocate embassy to Jerusalem

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about the matter with Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Friday.

FEBRUARY 20, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea

Netanyahu after Blinken remark: Golan will remain Israeli

Blinken: "As a practical matter, the control of the Golan in that situation I think remains of real importance to Israel’s security."

FEBRUARY 9, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV, REUTERS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduces the new Golan Heights community of Ramat Trump, or Trump Heights, in honor of President Donald Trump to thank him for recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the strategic territory, June 16, 2019. (David Cohen/Flash90)

US Senate approves amendment to keep embassy in Jerusalem

The three opposing votes were Democratic Senators Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Tom Carper of Delaware.

FEBRUARY 6, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A worker hangs a road sign directing to the U.S. embassy, in the area of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, May 7, 2018.

Two cities in Europe symbolically mark Holocaust, Tu Bishvat with trees

"We are fighting against anyone who's ever said that we don't need to remember, that we can forget. We cannot, it is our duty," said the German mayor.

JANUARY 29, 2021BySARAH BEN-NUN
Park-goers play chess at the chess tables donated by the Israeli embassy in Kiev to mark 30 years to Israeli-Ukrainian diplomatic ties, January 28, 2021.

A balanced view of Donald Trump's legacy - opinion

It is the height of ingratitude for American Jews, in their rush to condemn him for the Capitol riot, to discount if not ignore Trump's support of Israel and the Jewish people.

JANUARY 26, 2021ByKALMAN J. KAPLAN
A billboard depicting US president Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, with the American flag and the words ‘God Bless You’ was posted along a highway in Tel Aviv last year.

Jerusalem approves expanded US embassy

The approved plans include expanding the current embassy site in Arnona, as well as the construction of a new embassy on Derech Hebron.

JANUARY 13, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
A meeting discussing the plans to develop the US embassy in Jerusalem, January 13, 2021. A meeting discussing the plans to develop the US embassy in Jerusalem, January 13, 2021.