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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 467

Israel-Kosovo relations

Lawyer Arianit Koci speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Pristina, Kosovo, September 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Zenel Zhinipotoku)
September 4, 2024, 5:27 pm
After Turkey arrests Kosovar man over Mossad ties, lawyer asserts he is innocent
Representative for Liridon Rexhepi’s family says suspect and his relatives are ‘shocked’ but ready to cooperate with probe into alleged money transfers to Israeli spy agency
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Kosovo government official takes a self-photo during a signing ceremony held digitally, in the capital Pristina, establishing diplomatic ties between Kosovo and Israel, February 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
June 18, 2024, 6:41 pm
Kosovo and Israel agree to implement visa-free travel from September
Kosovar foreign minister says move will further cooperation, economic development, and the implementation of joint initiatives
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI
A view of a statue honoring 23 Kosovo Albanians who rescued Jews from the Holocaust during World War II, after an inauguration in the capital Pristina, August 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Sylejman Kllokoqi)
August 24, 2023, 3:28 pm
Kosovo inaugurates ‘Wall of Honor’ for 23 Albanians who rescued Jews from Holocaust
Monument honors those who saved their Jewish neighbors from Nazis during World War II
By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI
Former Kosovar prime minister Avdullah Hoti, June 14, 2023 (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
June 14, 2023, 8:45 pm
Muslim-majority Kosovo wants ‘strategic partnership’ with Israel — former PM
Avdullah Hoti, who opened embassy in Jerusalem, wants Israel to open a mission in Pristina; Foreign Ministry points to budgetary constraints
By Lazar Berman
Serbia's Trade and Tourism Minister Tatjana Matic (L) and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion (R) cut the ribbon at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce innovation office in Jerusalem, November 14, 2021 (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
November 15, 2021, 12:14 pm
In a sign of thaw in tensions, Serbia opens trade office in Jerusalem
Israeli diplomats hope inauguration of innovation center in capital is sign that Belgrade has moved past its anger over Israel recognizing breakaway Kosovo
By Lazar Berman
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, right, unveils a sign that will be placed at the Kosovo embassy Jerusalem when it opens in the future, Jerusalem, February 1, 2021. (Courtesy)
March 31, 2021, 5:12 pm
Kosovo FM says country’s embassy staying in Jerusalem: ‘It’s a done deal’
Balkan nation has been under pressure from Turkey to reconsider location of its new mission in Israeli capital
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI
Illustrative: A Kosovo government official takes a self-photo during a signing ceremony held digitally, in the capital Pristina, establishing diplomatic ties between Kosovo and Israel, February 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
March 15, 2021, 11:07 pm
PA, Hamas condemn Kosovo for opening embassy in Jerusalem
Jordan, Turkey also speak out against first Muslim-majority territory to recognize city as Israel’s capital
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Kosovo police officer walks across a red carpet prior to a ceremony held digitally, in the capital Pristina, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Kosovo and Israel formally have established diplomatic ties in a ceremony held digitally due to the pandemic lockdown. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
March 14, 2021, 4:41 pm
With diplomatic ties established, Kosovo opens embassy in Jerusalem
Country becomes first European and first Muslim-majority nation to establish embassy in the Israeli capital, following US and Guatemala
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI
Albin Kurti leader of Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in capital Pristina, Kosovo on February 14, 2021. (Visar Kryeziu/AP)
March 2, 2021, 8:42 am
Amid resistance from Turkey, Kosovo embassy may not be in Jerusalem
Turkish ambassador holds talks with Pristina’s PM-designate Albin Kurti following establishment of diplomatic ties with Israel, announcement of mission in capital
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI
A Kosovo worker drags the red carpet next to Kosovo's and Israel's flags displayed during a ceremony at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry in Pristina on February 1, 2021 (Armend NIMANI / AFP)
February 2, 2021, 1:29 pm
Serbia ‘not happy’ with Israel’s recognition of Kosovo, says it will impact ties
Belgrade, which denies the statehood of former province, unhappy after investing ‘serious efforts’ in relations with Jerusalem
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi signs a joint declaration establishing ties with Kosovo during an official ceremony held over Zoom with his counterpart from Kosovo, Meliza Haradinaj Stublla, onscreen, at the Israeli Foreign Ministry headquarters in Jerusalem on February 1, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
February 1, 2021, 6:12 pm
Muslim-majority Kosovo forges ties with Israel; will open embassy in Jerusalem
First Muslim state to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; ceremony held via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions; Ashkenazi says Pristina’s mission likely to open in the spring
By ToI Staff and Agencies
The foreign minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Meliza Haradinaj Stublla, speaks during a press conference with her German counterpart at the Federal Foreign Office, in Berlin, November 3, 2020. (Odd Andersen/Pool via AP)
February 1, 2021, 6:37 am
Israel and Kosovo to establish ties Monday via virtual ceremony
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi will hold event with Kosovar counterpart, after deal brokered by Trump White House in September
By Lazar Berman and AP
US President Donald Trump signs a document as Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti (R) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (L) sign an agreement on opening economic relations, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2020. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
January 29, 2021, 6:50 pm
Kosovo says it will formally establish diplomatic ties with Israel on Feb. 1
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi will hold virtual signing ceremony with Kosovar counterpart, after deal brokered by Trump White House in September
By AP and ToI Staff
Kosovan and American flags wave in Pristina, Kosovo, June 29, 2020. (Ferdi Limani/ Getty Images via JTA)
September 14, 2020, 10:50 pm
Kosovo’s Jews cheer their Muslim-majority state’s new deal with Israel
Jerusalem’s former refusal to recognize Kosovo was met with incomprehension there; new winds of international acceptance give locals hope for better future
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Kosovars wave national flags as they wait to watch a military parade, during celebrations to mark the 11th anniversary of independence in Pristina, February 17, 2019.(AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
September 10, 2020, 1:57 pm
How Israel justifies sudden recognition of Kosovo that has riled Serbia
For 12 years, Jerusalem eschewed ties with Pristina to avoid endorsing a unilateral statehood bid. Now officials cite various reasons why Kosovo and Palestine are not similar
By Raphael Ahren
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