Paraguay opens its Embassy in Jerusalem on Monday

Israel will open its embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, days after the United States celebrates the transfer of its embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel, Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said.

"The President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, will arrive in Israel on Sunday evening for the opening of the Paraguayan embassy in Jerusalem on Monday," Nachshon said in a tweet on Twitter, describing the event as "a historic day for our nation."

Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Luisago said Friday in an interview with Radio 970 AM that "the decision to move the embassy independently was taken without being influenced by the position of any other country. Was taken by the head of state. "

Paraguay thus becomes the second Latin American country after Guatemala, following the example of the United States, which moved its embassy to Jerusalem.

The movement called on Hamas to leave the Gaza Strip for the Nakba and protest the transfer of the American embassy to Jerusalem. Thousands of young Palestinians from Gaza marched towards the separation barrier with Israel, killing more than 60 Palestinians and injuring Thousands of them.

US President Donald Trump announced in December 2017 the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the transfer of the Embassy of the United States from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This is what happened on May 14.

Source: https://damasnow.com/