Eli Cohen

Netanyahu welcomes NY Mayor Adams: ‘A great friend of Israel’

Antisemitic attacks in New York surged in 2022 to the highest level since 1979, but Mayor Eric Adams has been working to fight it.

Israel's foreign minister is trying to delegitimize Arab citizens - opinion

It is not a concern for the integrity of Israel’s foreign service that is paramount, but rather Eli Cohen's desire to see non-Jewish Israeli citizens required one more time to prove their loyalty.

17/08/2023

Paraguay to reopen its embassy in Jerusalem, Israel says

Paraguay had previously moved its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, only to later move it back. Now, under its new president, Asuncion is set to relocate its Israel embassy again.

16/08/2023

Saudi envoy to Palestinians was known to Israel but not coordinated

“We will not allow the opening of any diplomatic representation [to the Palestinians] in Jerusalem,” the foreign minister said.

Israel FM Cohen calls for US-Saudi nuclear defense agreement in normalization deal

Cohen’s statement comes as the US works to bring about diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and Riyadh.

11,000 trapped Jewish descendants in Ethiopia await rescue

The Foreign Ministry is working to help the Israelis and people eligible for aliyah currently trapped in Ethiopia's Gondar region.

'Palestinian issue' not obstacle to Israel-Saudi peace, FM says

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen discussed Hezbollah, Iran, and Israel's planned judicial reform in rare interview with Arabic-language online newspaper Elaph. 

PA says Saudis mustn't bow to US, Israel optimistic over deal

The PA has wanted the Saudis to insist on a resolution of the conflict along the pre-1967 lines, whereas Israel has hoped to normalize ties with Saudi Arabia without such a step.

Israel will have direct flights to Mecca by 2024, FM Cohen predicts

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government had hoped it could arrange for direct flights between the two countries, even in advance of the deal, but to date, those efforts have not borne fruit.

Netanyahu: We will use summer to 'reach internal agreements'

The prime minister's remarks came following Likud ministers and MKS expressing their resolve to pass any future judicial reform legislation with broad consensus.

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