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An ambassador in Ljubljana, but not in London: Israel’s foreign policy shifts away from longstanding allies
- Foreign Minister Gideon Saar inaugurated new embassies for Nauru and Slovenia this week, signaling Israel's strategic pivot away from Western allies as the country has lacked an ambassador in London for nearly a year.
- On Tuesday, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced sanctions from the United Kingdom and 11 other nations targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank, marking one of Israel's sharpest diplomatic rebukes in years.
- Retaliating against the sanctions, Saar closed the British Consulate General in Jerusalem and banned entry to a dozen British officials, calling the move "blatant interference." He also ended UK training for Palestinian Authority security forces.
- Declaring 2026 "The Year of South America," Saar toured Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Colombia while Israel secured a $3.5 billion air-defense deal with Greece and a $3.1 billion missile interceptor agreement with Germany.
- Dr. Rami Daniel of the Institute for National Security Studies warns this pivot comes at a real cost, arguing the government risks sacrificing alliances with significant countries within the European Union.
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Gideon Saar smiled as he cut the blue ribbon in front of Nauru’s newly inaugurated embassy in Jerusalem. Israel’s foreign minister described the tiny Pacific island nation of some 12,000 inhabitants as “one of the most...
An ambassador in Ljubljana, but not in London: Israel’s foreign policy shifts away from longstanding allies
As traditional partners in Western Europe lose patience with the settlement expansion and surging violence in the West Bank, Israel is cultivating ties elsewhere.
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