Tag: Fadi Hanania
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Malta joins European countries in condemnation of Israel’s E1 settlement plan in Jerusalem
Malta has joined other European countries including France, Spain and Britain over opposition to Israel’s E1 settlement plan in Jerusalem. Foreign Affairs Minister Chris Fearne met with the Ambassador of Palestine to Malta, Fadi Hanania, to convey Malta’s position. Israel has opened tenders for construction in the strategically important E1 area between East Jerusalem and…
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Malta follows the UK in announcing it will recognise the State of Palestine in September
Shortly after an announcement was made by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the recognition of the State of Palestine, Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela also announced that Malta will be recognising the State of Palestine at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in September. The decision was communicated to the ongoing UN Conference on…
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No pressure on Malta over Palestinian State recognition: Maltese Government is biding its time
There is definitely some confusion in the Times of Malta article published last Sunday over Malta’s recognition of the Palestinian State. I don’t think that diplomats have claimed that the US is exerting pressure on Malta not to recognise the Palestinian State, but rather that Malta is taking a pro-US stance, and supposedly, that is…
