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Deputy FM Ayalon meets with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan Takemasa
On 30 August, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon met with Mr. Koichi Takemasa, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan in Jerusalem. They discussed the peace process, regional issues and bilateral cooperation. Mr. Takemasa had earlier met with Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman and National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, Uzi Arad. Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon spoke about the closeness in relations and friendship between the two countries. "We value Japan's contribution to peace in our region," Ayalon said. "We hope the direct negotiations restating this week will be successful. If there is a will on both sides then there will be progress." Ayalon referred to the call by the Palestinians for an extension to the settlement moratorium. "Whoever places the settlements as a precondition is not serious," Ayalon ...
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DFM Danny Ayalon in Jpost on his own refugee status as the son of an Algerian Jew
I am a refugee As a descendant of a family forced out of Algeria, my father and I – and the millions of other Jews from families who were expelled from Arab countries after 1948 – are entitled to redress. As a sitting member of a democratic government, it might appear strange to declare that I am a refugee. However, my father, his parents and family were just a few of the almost one million Jews who were expelled or forced out of Arab lands. My father and his family were Algerian, from a Jewish community thousands of years old that predated the Arab conquest of North Africa and even Islam. Upon receiving independence, Algeria allowed only Muslims to become citizens and drove the indigenous Jewish community and the rest of my family out.While many people constantly refer to the Arab or Palestinian refugees, few are even ...
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Lebanese Upgrade of Palestinian Rights Follows Ayalon Op-ed
A senior advisor to Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon suggests that Lebanon's decision to upgrade its Palestinians' rights may be connected to Israeli PR efforts, including a recent op-ed by Ayalon in The Wall Street Journal.Yesterday, Lebanon's parliament decided to give greater rights of employment to its 400,000 Palestinians, overturning a rule that forbade them from most work opportunities for decades."Parliament approved a law amendment lifting former restrictions on employment for Palestinian refugees, who will now have the right to work in any field open to foreigners with benefits including social security from their own special fund," a senior official told AFP.Ashley Perry, senior advisor to Deputy FM Ayalon, noted to Israel National News that it is a "remarkable coincidence" ...
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