Israel-Kosovo diplomatic ties slammed by Serbia, Turkey
3 years, 10 months ago

Israel-Kosovo diplomatic ties slammed by Serbia, Turkey

Al Jazeera  

While Serbia criticises Israeli recognition of Kosovo’s statehood, Turkey says Kosovo’s plan to move embassy to Jerusalem violates international law. Serbia’s foreign minister has expressed dismay over Israel’s decision to recognise Kosovo, a former Serbian province whose statehood Belgrade denies, saying officials were “not happy” with the development. The reaction came a day after Israel and Kosovo established diplomatic ties under a deal brokered by the United States, marking a victory for Pristina’s efforts to gain full global recognition of the independence it declared in 2008 following a war with Serbia in the 1990s. Turkey weighs in on embassy plan In exchange for Israel’s recognition, Kosovo recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, becoming the first Muslim-majority territory to do so.

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As Gaza is pummelled, is Serbia secretly sending weapons to Israel?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

As Gaza is pummelled, is Serbia secretly sending weapons to Israel?

Al Jazeera  

According to media reports, arms exports have grown during wartime in another sign of ever-warming ties. At that time, the administration of then-President Donald Trump sought to “normalise” Serbia-Kosovo relations while also pushing for Serbia to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and add Israel to the list of countries recognising Kosovo’s independence. Serbia’s efforts to keep its …

Israel is reassessing diplomatic relations with Turkey due to leader’s ‘increasingly harsh’ remarks
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel is reassessing diplomatic relations with Turkey due to leader’s ‘increasingly harsh’ remarks

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Israel said Saturday that it was recalling its diplomats from Turkey over “increasingly harsh statements” coming from the government in Ankara. The announcement came after Turkey’s president told a massive protest crowd in Istanbul that his government was preparing to declare Israel a “war criminal” due to its actions in the Gaza Strip. Earlier Saturday, Turkish President …

Israel opens new embassy in Bahrain, agrees to boost trade relations
1 year, 3 months ago

Israel opens new embassy in Bahrain, agrees to boost trade relations

Al Jazeera  

Israel and Bahrain continue to strengthen ties, after they were established in 2020 as part of the Abraham Accords. Israel’s foreign minister has agreed with his Bahraini counterpart to boost trade relations, during his first visit to one of the two Gulf Arab states to establish ties with Israel. “The foreign minister and I agreed that we should work together …

Israel, Turkey to exchange ambassadors in diplomatic reset
2 years, 4 months ago

Israel, Turkey to exchange ambassadors in diplomatic reset

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel and Turkey will restore full diplomatic relations and dispatch ambassadors for the first time in years, the latest step in months of reconciliation between the two countries, the Israeli prime minister’s office said Wednesday. “The resumption of relations with is an important asset for regional stability and very important economic news for the citizens of Israel,” said …

Israel to restore full diplomatic relations with Turkey
2 years, 4 months ago

Israel to restore full diplomatic relations with Turkey

The Hindu  

Israel and Turkey have decided to restore full diplomatic ties and will return ambassadors to each other's country following a steady improvement in relations, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's office said on Wednesday. "Upgrading relations will contribute to deepening ties between the two peoples, expanding economic, trade, and cultural ties, and strengthening regional stability," said a statement issued following a …

Turkey, Israel to restore full diplomatic relations
2 years, 4 months ago

Turkey, Israel to restore full diplomatic relations

Al Jazeera  

Move comes after gradual efforts to restore ties, including a visit by the Israeli president to Turkey in March. Turkey and Israel have agreed to restore full diplomatic relations and will return ambassadors to each other’s countries following a gradual improvement in relations. “It was decided to once again upgrade the level of the relations between the two countries to …

Turkey says ties with Israel help ease Palestinian conflict
2 years, 6 months ago

Turkey says ties with Israel help ease Palestinian conflict

The Independent  

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Kosovo opens Israel embassy in Jerusalem
3 years, 9 months ago

Kosovo opens Israel embassy in Jerusalem

Al Jazeera  

The controversial move comes after Israel recognised Kosovo’s independence and means there are now three countries with embassies located in Jerusalem. Kosovo says it has formally opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, becoming the first European country to establish an embassy in the disputed city whose status is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “The Ministry of Foreign …

Kosovo establishes Israel ties, to open embassy in Jerusalem
3 years, 10 months ago

Kosovo establishes Israel ties, to open embassy in Jerusalem

Al Jazeera  

The global consensus is against recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital until the Palestinian conflict is resolved. Israel and Kosovo established diplomatic ties on Monday, with the Muslim-majority country recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Trump in 2017 shocked observers by saying the United States would move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognise Jerusalem as the capital …

Trump went around Palestinians to get UAE, Bahrain, Israel accord
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump went around Palestinians to get UAE, Bahrain, Israel accord

Al Jazeera  

Former Trump adviser says strategy was to bypass Palestinians, isolate Iran and build political capital with Gulf states. Robert O’Brien, national security adviser to former President Donald Trump, said the Trump administration sought to build “political capital” with Israel first by moving the US embassy to Jerusalem and recognising Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. “We couldn’t allow the Palestinians …

Israel and Bahrain formalise diplomatic ties in US-backed ceremony
4 years, 2 months ago

Israel and Bahrain formalise diplomatic ties in US-backed ceremony

ABC  

Bahrain and Israel have agreed to establish formal diplomatic relations, making the small Gulf country the fourth Arab state to normalise ties with Israel and clearing the way for the countries to open embassies and exchange ambassadors in the coming months. Key points: Gulf states see bolstering ties with Israel as a way to counter Iranian influence in the Middle …

Trump’s Kosovo-Serbia normalisation deal is all about Israel
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s Kosovo-Serbia normalisation deal is all about Israel

Al Jazeera  

The deal is not a ‘historic breakthrough’, but another stab in the back of the Palestinian people. Trump’s deal does not aim to resolve the region’s problems Ever since Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, the young state has been struggling to gain widespread international recognition. As he did with Israel’s recent “normalisation” deals with Bahrain and the …

Bahrain becomes latest Arab nation to recognize Israel
4 years, 3 months ago

Bahrain becomes latest Arab nation to recognize Israel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Bahrain on Friday agreed to normalize relations with Israel, becoming the latest Arab nation to do so as part of a broader diplomatic push by President Donald Trump and his administration to further ease the Jewish state’s relative isolation in the Middle East and find common ground with nations that share U.S. wariness of Iran. Trump announced the …

EU warns Serbia over Jerusalem embassy move
4 years, 3 months ago

EU warns Serbia over Jerusalem embassy move

Al Jazeera  

The EU has voiced “serious concern and regret” over Belgrade’s commitment to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, casting a shadow over the resumption of Serbia-Kosovo talks. But the EU remains committed to the so-called “two state solution” in which Jerusalem will be the capital of both Israel and a future Palestinian state, with its own diplomatic mission is …

Serbia, Kosovo normalize economic ties, gesture to Israel
4 years, 3 months ago

Serbia, Kosovo normalize economic ties, gesture to Israel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Serbia and Kosovo have agreed to normalize economic ties as part of U.S.-brokered talks that include Belgrade moving its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, and mutual recognition between Israel and Kosovo. After two days of meetings with Trump administration officials, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti agreed to cooperate …

Following UAE deal, Kosovo recognises Israel, Serbia moves embassy to Jerusalem
4 years, 3 months ago

Following UAE deal, Kosovo recognises Israel, Serbia moves embassy to Jerusalem

India Today  

Israel scored two diplomatic gains Friday when majority-Muslim Kosovo agreed to recognize the Jewish state and Serbia said it would move its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Serbia will become the first European country to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem, following Washington's ground-breaking recognition of contested Jerusalem as Israel's capital almost three years …

Serbia and Kosovo sign economic normalization agreement in Oval Office ceremony
4 years, 3 months ago

Serbia and Kosovo sign economic normalization agreement in Oval Office ceremony

CNN  

Washington CNN — Serbia and Kosovo have agreed to embark on a new chapter in their recently tumultuous relationship, establishing economic normalization in a signing ceremony at the White House Friday alongside President Donald Trump, who has been aggressively pursuing new foreign policy endeavors with the presidential election just under two months away. Trump hailed the agreement as “a truly …

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