Nicaragua to Reestablish Diplomatic Ties with Israel

March 29, 2017

by: Itamar Eichner and Omri Efraim

Wednesday, 29 March 2017 | On Tuesday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu teased the impending renewal of diplomatic relations with another country which Ynet has learned to be Nicaragua.

Netanyahu was speaking at an official memorial ceremony for deceased former heads of Israeli government and state in Jerusalem. He commented, “Today, we are blessed with excellent relations with more than 160 countries. That number is growing. Next week, another country will announce the establishment of relations with the State of Israel.”

Nicaragua suspended diplomatic ties with Israel in 2010 in protest of the Israeli raid on the Mavi Marmara, a Turkish ship that was attempting to break the naval blockade on the Gaza Strip. In the incident, nine persons were killed.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s decision to sever ties was announced by his wife and government communications chief, Rosario Murillo, who is now the country’s vice president.

Posted on March 29, 2017

Source: (Excerpt of an article originally published in Ynetnews on 28 March 2017. Time related language has been modified to reflect our republication today. See the original article at this link.) 

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