Under the presidency of Horacio Cartes in 2018, Paraguay announced that it would be relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, following the unilateral step by the Trump administration in Washington. Three months later, new President Mario Abdo Benitez reversed the decision and relocated the embassy back to Tel Aviv, prompting Israel to close its embassy in Paraguay.  Now, yet another reversal is set to take place, as Paraguay is set to become the fifth country to open its embassy in Jerusalem, as announced by Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen yesterday. President Santiago Pena, who took office on Tuesday, is reversing the 2018 Benitez decision. Cohen also announced that Uruguay is going to open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem. … Continue reading Paraguay consolidates its historical ties with Israeli colonialism and indigenous repression