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ASUNCION: Paraguay said on Wednesday it was moving its embassy in Israel back from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the closure of his country’s mission in the South American country.
Paraguay’s new President Mario Abdo Benitez took the decision “to contribute to the intensification of regional and international diplomatic efforts that aim to achieve a broad, just and durable peace in the Middle East”, his government said.
The original decision to move the embassy from Tel Aviv was taken by Abdo Benitez’s predecessor Horacio Cartes shortly after President Donald Trump had announced the United States would relocate its own embassy to Jerusalem.
Published in Dawn, September 6th, 2018
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Sep 06, 2018 12:43pm
New President is just playing politics of appeasement and libertard group.
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Sep 06, 2018 01:09pm
Not a good decision by Paraguay.
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Sep 06, 2018 02:29pm
What a bold man is President Mario Abdo Benitez. He understands what needs to be done to achieve peace in the Middle East.Israel will not achieve its dream of being the master of the Middle east but has to become a respected member of it.
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Sep 06, 2018 03:23pm
GREAT news. 1-0 to the Palestinian authority.
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Sep 06, 2018 04:00pm
Thanks are due to the Paraguayan government for taking the correct decision rectifying an error.
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Sep 07, 2018 12:29am
Hats off to Paraguay.
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Sep 07, 2018 08:05pm
Great decision by the new administration in Paraguay. Well done and keep it up.
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