Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar Opens New Embassy in Fiji

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar opens new embassy in Fiji

Embassy in Suva to serve as a regional mission for 10 countries in the Pacific Ocean. Prime Minister of Fiji: 'Israel has the right to defend itself against terrorism.'

Israel to open embassy in Fiji

Fiji’s prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, will attend this week’s event in the Fijian capital of Suva. By Etgar Lefkovuts, JNS Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar will inaugurate a new embassy in the South Pacific country of Fiji on Tuesday, amid growing ties between the two nations. The move comes less than a year after Fiji opened an embassy in Jerusalem and marks a strengthening Israeli presence in the Pacific region. “We view this as a very …

Israel to re-open base in Suva today

The Embassy of the State of Israel will reopen today in Suva after a lapse of 36 years, marking what the government calls a ‘milestone’ in Fiji and Israel’s relations. A statement from the government yesterday notes that the new embassy is expected to strengthen diplomatic, strategic, and development cooperation for Suva and Jerusalem while […]

Pro-Palestinian activists plan protest against ‘Israeli pond’ diplomacy push in Pacific

Asia Pacific Report Israel is working with US Christian Zionists to make the Pacific “an Israeli pond” to help deliver votes in the United Nations, warns the advocacy and protest movement Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA). National spokesperson Rinad Tamimi said in a statement today that PSNA would picket the Fiji High Commission in Wellington and Consulate in Auckland tomorrow at 12.30pm in protest over Israel opening its first Pacif…