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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...
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...
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...