The Times of Israel reports: Cape Verde has announced that it will no longer vote against Israel in the United Nations, the Prime Minister’s Office said Wednesday.
The decision of the tiny island nation, located off the coast of West Africa, comes two months after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Cape Verde President Jorge Carlos Fonseca during a summit in Monrovia, Liberia.
“I welcome the decision of the president of Cape Verde. This is the result of intensive diplomatic activity between Israel and Africa,” Netanyahu said in a statement issued Wednesday night.
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