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Thursday, August 8, 2024
Israel revokes accreditation for Norwegian diplomats dealing with Palestinian Authority
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Israel revokes the diplomatic accreditation of eight Norwegian diplomats based in Tel Aviv who dealt with the Palestinian Authority.
A Foreign Ministry statement says the move is in response to “a flurry of recent anti-Israel and unilateral steps taken the government of Norway,” including recognizing a Palestinian state and recent “severe comments by senior Norwegian officials.”
The Norwegian ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem and informed that the diplomats would have their accreditation revoked in seven days and their visas in three months.
Israel gave them the option to apply for new accreditation to the embassy in Israel.
“There is a price for anti-Israeli conduct. Instead of fighting Palestinian terrorism after October 7 and supporting Israel’s fight against the Iranian axis of evil — Norway chose to award the murderers and rapists of Hamas in the form of recognition of a Palestinian state,” says Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
Oslo also “joined the unfounded lawsuit against us at the ICC,” Katz says.
“Norway conducts a unilateral policy on the Palestinian issue – therefore I ordered the termination of any representation toward the Palestinian Authority on behalf of the Norwegian embassy in Israel. Those who attack us and conduct a unilateral policy against us will pay a price,” he says.
The Times of Israel Community.