But the election of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the appointment of his far-right cabinet suggest that there will only be adjustments in Israel, but also in the way it relates to its foreign partners.
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Korniychuk said Israel is “unique in terms of partners” and noted that despite the humanitarian aid it has provided to Kyiv, Jerusalem has remained “silent” when it comes to condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine, adding attacks on civilian targets.
“Unfortunately, we are not receiving any condemnation for the heavy bombardment of our civilians in recent months,” he added, according to Israeli media.
Korniychuk said Israel’s position on the war is “unclear,” according to an Israeli official who spoke after the Lavrov-Cohen conversation, “there is no replacement in Israel’s policy. “
Cohen drew foreign condemnation this week in his first speech as Israel’s foreign minister when he referred to the war in Ukraine and said, “As far as the Russian-Ukrainian factor is concerned, we will do one thing with certainty, in public, we will communicate less. “
Leading supporters of aid to Ukraine, such as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, rejected Cohen’s comments, saying, “The concept that Israel communicates less about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a bit puzzling. “
“I hope Mr. Cohen understands that when he talks to Lavrov in Russia, he is addressing a representative of a regime of war thieves that commits war crimes on a commercial scale every day,” he added.
UKRAINE’S ZELENSKYY SAYS HE ‘COUNTS’ ISRAEL TO SANCTION RUSSIA, JERUSALEM REMAINS SILENT ON SANCTIONS
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba reportedly did not speak to his new Israeli counterpart, Netanyahu held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Netanyahu, from the election campaign, warned that, under his leadership, Israel could start supplying weapons to Kyiv, but Zelenskyy seemed convinced after a recent six-term call with the prime minister.
According to an Axios report last week, Netanyahu asked Zelenskyy ahead of the UN General Assembly vote on a solution to ask the International Court of Justice to issue a legal opinion on the ramifications of Israel’s profession of Palestinian lands, as explained through the 1967 UN-brokered Agreement. Borders.
Netanyahu reportedly asked Zelensky to vote against the solution, which was approved by 87 countries, while 24 countries voted against and 53 abstained, or abstained from voting.
Zelenskyy subsidized and asked whether Israel would provide air opposed to Russia’s attack, a proposal the Israeli leader reportedly said he would consider.
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Zelenskyy did not like the evasive reaction and ordered Ukraine’s diplomat at the UN not to attend the vote, a move that circumvented Netanyahu’s wishes.
The Israeli leader was reportedly disappointed by the decision.
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