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Israel’s PM Netanyahu to make historic visits to 3 countries

 

As an “indication of the major change that is taking place in Israel’s global relations,” Netanyahu is set to visit 4 countries, including 3 that have yet to be visited by a sitting Israeli prime minister.

By JTA

 

Binyamin Netanyahu will visit four countries in the coming months, including three that he said have never been visited by a sitting Israeli prime minister.

Netanyahu announced Sunday at the weekly Cabinet meeting that he will travel to Australia, Singapore and Kazakhstan, as well as Azerbaijan, where he made a quick stop in 1997.

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In addition, Netanyahu said that President Reuven Rivlin will visit India in two weeks. Continue Reading »

Historic First Visit to Israel by a Singapore Prime Minister

 

In a positive sign of Israel’s expansion with new Asian alliances, Singapore’s Prime Minister, along with his wife, will be arriving in Jerusalem for an historic first visit.

By Nitsan Keidar, Ari Yashar

 

In recent years as Europe grows more hostile Israel has increasingly been turning to the East, building alliances with JapanChinaIndiaTaiwan and South Korea – an historically groundbreaking visit on Monday reveals that Singapore is the latest key Asian ally of the Jewish State.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong – Photo: Reuters

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is to arrive on Monday in a four-day official visit to represent his southeast Asian technological powerhouse city-state, which has increasingly been doing business with Israel. Continue Reading »