Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced on Sunday that Slovenia's new right-wing government has rescinded its recognition of a Palestinian state and will relocate its embassy to Jerusalem. The decision marks a major policy reversal by the government of Prime Minister Janez Janša.
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced Sunday that Slovenia's new right-wing government, led by Prime Minister Janez Janša, has rescinded its recognition of a Palestinian state and committed to moving its embassy to Jerusalem. Cohen attributed the move to the new government's pro-Israel orientation, which has already reversed a range of measures enacted by the previous left-wing administration. The announcement follows a series of pro-Israel steps by the Janša government. As The Zioneer has reported over the past weeks, the government removed the Palestinian flag from the state building in Ljubljana on June 5, lifted a ban on imports from Judea and Samaria, canceled an arms embargo on Israel, and revoked entry restrictions on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and several ministers. The embassy relocation — a key pledge of the new government — was also previously indicated, but today's statement by Minister Cohen is the first time the decision has been publicly confirmed at the foreign-ministerial level. The exact timeline for the embassy move remains unspecified.
No further details on the specific mechanism of the recognition revocation — whether by parliamentary vote or executive order — were provided in the brief Telegram announcement cited by Cohen.
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