Monday, January 2, 2023

Israel's New Foreign Minister Signals Policy Shift On Ukraine

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen delivers his inaugural speech to Israel’s diplomats at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, January 2, 2023. (Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel)  

Times Of Israel: In 1st speech, Foreign Minister Cohen hails US, EU ties, vows to ‘talk less’ on Ukraine 

In his inaugural speech to Foreign Ministry staff, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen says that Israel’s relationship with the US “stands at the top of our priorities.” 

“There is no replacement for Israel-US ties,” he says. 

"This is a long-term strategic partnership based first and foremost on shared values and on interests that we share.” 

He is scheduled to speak with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after the Foreign Ministry welcoming ceremony.  

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Update #1: New Foreign Minister Signals Policy Shift on Ukraine (Hamodia)

Update #2: Israel signals Ukraine policy shift (RT)  

WNU Editor: The only message that I am getting from Israel's new foreign minister is him basically saying that the Russia - Ukraine war is not Israel's top priority.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Israel's eyes on Iran side by side with US

Iran an ally of Russia

“There is no replacement for Israel-US ties,” he says.

"This is a long-term strategic partnership based first and foremost on shared values and on interests that we share.


Anonymous said...

Prophecies being fulfilled or just events that have already happened and we will be living, who thinks a drop is a point ahead of many minds in bubbles

Anonymous said...

Perhaps they want to seem non-confrontational about this, but are uncomfortable with the social acceptability, in the Ukraine, of Neo-Nazi beliefs and culture, of which the Israeli strategists must be aware. Perhaps some own property in the Ukraine, and wouldn't mind a Russian government versus a Ukrainian government after all is said and done.

Anonymous said...

Awesome point.

Anonymous said...

Israel doesn't care about the war.If anything the transfer of huge numbers of iranian drones to Russia means fewer available in the Mideast.