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Sunday, January 18, 2026
Welcoming visiting president-elect Asfura, Sa’ar says ‘Honduras will again be Israel’s close friend’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar meets with Honduran president-elect Nasry “Tito” Asfura at the Foreign Ministry, during the latter’s visit to Israel this week.
“I’m certain that under his leadership, Honduras will again be one of Israel’s close friends and allies. We intend to do all that we can to assist Honduras,” Sa’ar says in a post welcoming the conservative president-elect, who is of Palestinian Christian descent and is expected to improve ties with Israel after four years of leftist rule in the Central American country.
Honored to welcome the President-elect of Honduras @titoasfura to Jerusalem, following his historic victory in the elections. I'm certain that under his leadership, Honduras will again be one of Israel's close friends and allies. We intend to do all that we can to assist… pic.twitter.com/PN4hxStWyi
— Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) January 18, 2026
Asfura is currently meeting with President Isaac Herzog, according to Herzog’s office, and is expected to meet later with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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