Venezuela, Israel Restore Consular Ties After 17 Years as Quake Aid Opens Wider Reset
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 11
Venezuela, Israel Restore Consular Ties After 17 Years as Quake Aid Opens Wider Reset
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 11
Summary
Caracas and Israel agreed Tuesday to restore consular relations, setting up a mechanism to provide services to citizens in both countries without fully re-establishing diplomatic ties.
Twin earthquakes that devastated Venezuela triggered the move after Israel sent an aid team, and both governments said they would continue technical cooperation tied to emergency and recovery efforts.
Delcy Rodriguez has pushed a broader foreign-policy realignment since Nicolas Maduro’s January abduction by the US military, drawing Caracas closer to Washington and away from longtime ally Cuba.
The shift also fits a wider Latin American turn: Chile and Honduras restored ambassadors to Israel last week, while Colombia’s new right-wing president recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.