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Foreign Minister Israel Katz at the Transport Ministry in Jerusalem, June 23, 2019. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Katz: Return of hostages is foreign ministry’s top priority

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Newly-installed Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday vowed to make the return of the more than 120 hostages still held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip his ministry's top priority. "Today, I assumed...
Energy and Infrastructure Minister Israel Katz arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, May 7, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel Katz becomes Jerusalem’s top diplomat

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The Knesset approved on Monday evening the appointment of Israel Katz as foreign minister. Under a rotation agreement, the Likud Party member replaces, effective immediately, Eli Cohen as Jerusalem's top diplomat. Cohen, also a Likud member,...
Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat in Tel Aviv, Sept. 4, 2023. Photo by Ariel Zenberg/GPO.

Cohen thanks Japan for sanctioning top Hamas terror chiefs

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Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Tuesday thanked Japan for moving to sanction top Hamas leaders, including the terror group's chief in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar. Tokyo also announced sanctions on Mohammed Deif, the head of...
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres in Saint Petersburg during an interview with Russian TV, June 1, 2017. Credit: Truba7113/Shutterstock.

Israel: UN chief’s tenure ‘danger to world peace’

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Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Wednesday accused U.N. chief Antonio Guterres of supporting Hamas and called his tenure a global threat. "Guterres’ tenure is a danger to world peace. His request to activate Article...
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Israeli FM clarifies ‘international pressure’ comments

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Facing blowback, Israel's foreign minister on Tuesday clarified comments he made earlier in the day that seemed to imply Israel had only weeks before international pressure forced a ceasefire in its war against Hamas. "The...
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres in Saint Petersburg during an interview with Russian TV, June 1, 2017. Credit: Truba7113/Shutterstock.

Israel slams UN chief for saying Hamas attack ‘did not occur in vacuum’

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Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen blasted U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday for remarks in which he appeared to justify Hamas's Oct. 7 murder rampage in the western Negev. "It is important to also recognize...

Cohen inaugurates Israeli embassy during diplomatic trip to Bahrain

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Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen inaugurated the permanent home of the Israeli embassy in Manama on Monday as part of his first official visit to Bahrain, which normalized ties with Jerusalem in 2020 under...
During an Arab League summit in Libya, Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in the Gaza Strip take part in a rally calling for Arab leaders to cancel an initiative for indirect peace talks with Israel, March 27, 2010. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash 90.

Nothing is inevitable: The lessons of Israel’s Libya fiasco

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There may be plenty of blame to go around for what happened this past week between Israel and Libya. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen’s decision to announce the news of a meeting with Libyan...
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen at the ministry in Jerusalem, June 12, 2023. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

For the moment, the Israel-Libya diplomatic channel is dead

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It was certainly historic: An Israeli foreign minister and his Libyan counterpart met for two hours in Italy and discussed a comprehensive series of issues: Diplomatic ties, cooperation in agriculture and technology, and even the possibility...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 13, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu to vet all secret meetings after Libya fallout

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In the wake of the Libya fiasco, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed government ministers to get his personal approval in advance of and for the release for publication of any secret diplomatic meetings. The...