Israel to open embassy in Slovenia as relations thaw
Israel’s foreign minister will open the embassy as Slovenia reverses an arms embargo, settlement-import ban and entry bans on three Israeli officials.
- On Wednesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar will inaugurate Israel's first embassy in Ljubljana, marking a diplomatic reset under Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
- Under Jansa, Slovenia has reversed its own ban on West Bank settlement imports and lifted entry restrictions on Netanyahu, claiming he is 'only normalising Slovenia's foreign policy and fixing the damage.'
- A poll conducted by the daily newspaper Delo in June found 56 percent of Slovenians opposed closer ties with Israel, while 14 percent supported them; several rights groups have announced protests against the inauguration.
- Robert Golob's party alleged the embassy is 'a return of the favour' for Israeli support during the March election, citing foreign interference claims involving Black Cube.
- Former President Danilo Turk warned Slovenia has 'become an instrument of Israeli policy,' while commentators compare Jansa to Hungary's Viktor Orban, serving 'as the US-Israel's Trojan horse' in the European Union.
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Slovenia turns Israeli ally with new embassy
Under nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa Slovenia is launching a diplomatic reset of its relationship with Israel, which will send its foreign minister to open its first embassy in Ljubljana on Wednesday. It is an about-face from the policies of the previous centre-left government, which had been one of the EU's most critical voices on Israel's military offensive in Gaza, which it described as "genocide". And it comes a day after the United …
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP of Janez Janša, Slovenia is changing its foreign policy and strengthening ties with Israel by opening an embassy in Ljubljana, despite opposition from some in the public and criticism within the EU.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sar will pay an official visit to Slovenia. He will discuss strengthening cooperation with his Slovenian host, Foreign Minister Tone Kajzer, and in the evening he will open the Israeli embassy in Ljubljana. Protests against Israel's treatment of Palestinians are expected to take place during the visit.
The opening of the Israeli embassy in Slovenia will also be attended by a sixty-year-old former intelligence officer who embodies modern Israeli politics.
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