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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

Najla Mangoush

Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, January 19, 2020 (AP Photo/Gil Cohen-Magen, Pool); Right: Foreign Minister Eli Cohen during an interview at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, June 12, 2023 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
September 3, 2023, 2:42 pm
PM: Foreign Ministry publication of Libya meeting ‘not helpful,’ won’t happen again
In interview with Cypriot press, Netanyahu says ‘it’s very important to maintain discreet channels… They shouldn’t be publicized in an uncontrolled way’
By ToI Staff
File: Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush listens to her Serbian counterpart Nikola Selakovic during a press conference after talks in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. (AP/Darko Vojinovic)
September 3, 2023, 1:59 am
Libya’s chief prosecutor seeking more details on minister’s meeting with Israeli FM
General prosecutor says he will establish a fact-finding mission to probe violations of rules of boycotting Israel and ‘extent of damage to Libya’s interests’ after sit-down
By AP and ToI Staff
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibeh delivers a speech in Tripoli, Libya, July 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)
September 1, 2023, 1:59 am
Libyan PM rejects Israel normalization in first public remarks since his FM met Cohen
Hamid Dbeibah says ‘harsh measures’ will be taken after foreign minister met ‘independently’ with Israeli counterpart, but officials dispute his claim that he didn’t know about it
By AP and ToI Staff
Libyans burn a shirt showing an Israeli flag, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush, in Tripoli, Libya, August 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)
August 31, 2023, 2:38 am
How Netanyahu and his rookie FM turned a breakthrough with Libya into a debacle
Did the PM know Cohen was about to publicize the unprecedented meet with Libya’s Mangoush, with predictably awful consequences? If so, why didn’t he intervene? And if not, why not?
By David Horovitz
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen at a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry building in Jerusalem, May 17, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
August 30, 2023, 8:25 pm
FM Cohen may have been publicly rebuked by Netanyahu, but his backers remain loyal
After Libya debacle, supporters of the foreign minister have accused the various intelligence agencies that oppose the current government of trying to sabotage his work
By Shalom Yerushalmi
People burn photos showing Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his Libyan counterpart Najla Mangoush in Tripoli, Libya, on August 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)
August 30, 2023, 1:02 pm
Daily Briefing Aug 30: How Eli Cohen’s meet with Libyan FM rolls back Abraham Accords
Reporters Tal Schneider and Lazar Berman discuss fallout from FM’s decision to reveal secret sit-down with Tripoli’s top diplomat, along with Gallant’s awkward trip to US
By ToI Staff
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on March 13, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 29, 2023, 10:57 pm
Netanyahu knew in advance of FM’s meeting with Libyan counterpart – reports
But PM apparently was not notified ahead of publication of sit-down, which sparked disapproval of ‘amateurish, irresponsible’ Cohen and led to firing of Libya’s Mangoush
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Libyans burn tires as they protest in Tripoli on August 28, 2023, after news broke of a recent meeting between the country's foreign minister and her Israeli counterpart. (Mahmud Turkia/AFP)
August 29, 2023, 4:19 pm
Libya’s anti-Israel protests fueled by rage at unelected leaders clinging to power
Though Israel certainly isn’t popular, citizens have more to worry about than normalization, which is seen as a ruse by the elites to win Western support while avoiding elections
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on July 9, 2023. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / POOL / AFP)
August 29, 2023, 1:17 pm
Seeking distance from Libya debacle, Netanyahu says he must approve any secret talks
Rebuking foreign minister amid domestic and international fallout, premier also orders that any revealing of covert diplomatic discussions be okayed by his office
By Lazar Berman
Libyan-Italian psychologist David Gerbi (left) during a visit to Tripoli, Libya, in 2011 (Courtesy)
August 29, 2023, 10:30 am
Recalling ‘cruelty’ of former homeland, some Libyan Jews cast wary eye on contacts
Several exiles say little to gain from Israel ties, others want access to community’s forsaken heritage sites, and one man reveals his own role in years of high-level interaction
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Bahrain’s Undersecretary for International Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (Center) leads a meeting of the Negev Forum Steering Committee in Manama, Bahrain, June 27, 2022 (Bahrain Foreign Ministry)
August 29, 2023, 4:55 am
Arab diplomats: Israeli publication of Libya talks harms bid to reconvene Negev Forum
Diplomats tell ToI sides were in discussions to hold gathering in October, but FM’s revelation of sit-down with Libyan counterpart further damages trust in Netanyahu government
By Jacob Magid
A composite image of Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen (left), and Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush (right). (Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP; Adem Altan/AFP)
August 29, 2023, 1:49 am
Cohen blames political opponents for firestorm over meet he publicized with Libya FM
Amid political fallout in Tripoli and Jerusalem, and reported US anger at revelation, top Israeli diplomat laments ‘rush to react without knowing the details’
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush (right) and Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, pictured February 6, 2023 at the Vittoria Naval Shipyard in Adria, northeastern Italy, at a ceremony to hand over to the Libyan authorities a newly-built TS-LCG 300 class patrol boat. Tajani is said to have helped arrange Mangoush's August 2023 meeting with Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen in Rome. (MARCO SABADIN / AFP)
August 29, 2023, 1:04 am
FM Mangoush seen as scapegoat for an Israel meet all Libya’s rival leaders knew about
Libya’s first female foreign minister, sacked and believed to be in Turkey, has been used as ‘the fall person for decisions they all partook in,’ says one analyst
By AFP
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen seen during an interview at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, June 12, 2023. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
August 28, 2023, 10:04 pm
US said furious with Israel for revealing meeting with Libyan foreign minister
White House expected sit-down to remain secret and believes other countries will be deterred from exploring normalization, reports say; Libyan PM vows no ties with Israel
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
File: Najla Mangoush, Libya's Minister of Foreign Affairs, attends a signing ceremony in Doha on August 8, 2022. (Mustafa ABUMUNES / AFP)
August 28, 2023, 4:39 pm
Libya fires its FM amid furor over her unprecedented meet with Israeli counterpart
2 Libyan officials say their PM was aware of talks, and Najla Mangoush flees to Turkey for safety, as storm grows after Israel’s Eli Cohen publicized their Italy sit-down
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
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