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The old Jewish cemetery overlooking Pristina, Kosovo. Credit: OPIS Zagreb/Shutterstock.

Kosovo’s tiny Jewish community aims to punch above its size

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It has been almost 15 years to the day since Kosovo, a landlocked country of 1.95 million north of Greece, declared independence on Feb. 17, 2008. Its Jewish community numbers just 35 to 50 people, but...
Ambassadors participating in a dinner celebrating the Abraham Accords in Jerusalem, Feb. 21, 2022. (L-R) William Daroff, CEO COPMAJO; Dianne Lob, Chair COPMAJO; Morroco Ambassador to Israel Abderrahim Beyyoudh; U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides; Malcolm Hoenlein, Vice Chair COPMAJO, Bahrain Ambassador to Israel Khaled Yousif Ahmed Alialahma; and Ambassador of Kosovo Ambassador to Israel Ines Demiri. Credit: Avi Hayun/courtesy of Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Government-to-government ties help propel the Abraham Accords

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The Abraham Accords are quickly proving themselves as meaningful, tangible agreements built on common national interests, defense arrangements and economic opportunities. After decades of diplomatic boycott, the accords represent rapid geostrategic normalization on multiple...
Ines Demiri, the chargé d’affaires of Kosovo, in front of the country's embassy in Jerusalem. Source: Ines Demiri/Twitter.

Kosovo’s envoy to Israel looks back on ‘important and exciting historical step’

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After more than 10 years of covert relations, the State of Israel and the Republic of Kosovo agreed to establish formal diplomatic relations on Sept. 4, 2020. In September and early October of last...
The Kosovo embassy in Jerusalem. Source: Twitter/Kosovo Foreign Ministry.

Kosovo delivers on promise to open embassy in Jerusalem

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Kosovo opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, joining the United States and Guatemala as the only countries with embassies in a city whose status is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Jerusalem on March 11, 2021. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky/POOL

Kosovo to open embassy in Jerusalem as Czech Republic institutes new office

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Kosovo is set to become the third country after the United States and Guatemala to open an embassy in Jerusalem. Israel Hayom has learned that senior diplomats from both countries will attend a ceremony in Jerusalem...
Nikola Selaković speaks to the press on March 12, 2014, prior to his current position as Serbia's foreign minister. Source: Screenshot.

Serbia ‘not happy’ with Israel’s recognition of Kosovo

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Serbia expressed displeasure on Tuesday with Israel’s establishment of diplomatic relations with Kosovo, which took place via a Zoom ceremony the day before. Kosovo is a former Serbian province and not recognized as a state by Belgrade,...
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Kosovo Foreign Minister Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla sign an agreement establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries on Feb. 1, 2021. Source: Gabi Ashkenazi/Twitter.

Israel establishes diplomatic ties with Kosovo with plans to open embassy in Jerusalem

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Israel and Kosovo officially established diplomatic relations on Monday in a ceremony held via Zoom due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi signed the agreement, which was then scanned and sent...
U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, participates in a signing ceremony with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti in the Oval Office of the White House, on Sept. 4, 2020. Credit: Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen.

Will Kosovo and Serbia establish embassies in Jerusalem? Not if the EU has its...

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It’s easy to miss all of the announcements coming out right now by countries normalizing relations with Israel. But even more intriguing was the announcement last week that Serbia and Kosovo planned to establish...
Serbian flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Reports: Serbia won’t move embassy to Jerusalem if Israel recognizes Kosovo

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Serbia has stated that it will not move its embassy to Jerusalem if Israel recognizes Kosovo, according to reports from The Jerusalem Post and The Times of Israel on Wednesday, each citing an anonymous source. “Serbia will not move...
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a signing ceremony with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian.

EU warns Serbia, Kosovo Jerusalem embassy move could endanger membership bid

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The European Union warned Serbia and Kosovo on Monday that they could be hurting their chances for E.U. membership by moving their embassies to Jerusalem. “There is no E.U. member state with an embassy in...