Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša announced today his country will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and revoke recognition of a Palestinian state, calling the previous government's decision "illegal." The revocation, a key coalition agreement condition, passed unanimously.
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša announced on Saturday evening that Slovenia will relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and revoke its recognition of a Palestinian state — a move he termed the reversal of an "illegal" decision by the previous left-leaning government.
As The Zioneer has reported over the past month, Janša's right-wing coalition has systematically reversed the anti-Israel policies of its predecessor. Earlier in June, his government lifted an arms embargo on Israel, removed "persona non grata" designations against Prime Minister Netanyahu and two other senior Israeli ministers, and canceled a ban on imports from Judea and Samaria.
This latest decision — dubbed by Janša as a unanimous coalition commitment — positions Slovenia as the first European Union member state to move its embassy to Jerusalem. The announcement also revokes the previous government's 2024 recognition of a Palestinian state.
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