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Israel’s ambassador asked Uruguay to review its stance at the UN
Eldad Hayet said his country would look more favorably on a “more balanced” Uruguayan position at the United Nations. He also praised Yamandú Orsi’s remarks against antisemitism and raised the need to deepen bilateral cooperation.
Israel’s ambassador to Uruguay, Eldad Hayet, said one of his goals is for the Uruguayan government to understand what he described as an anti-Israel bias at the UN and said his country would be more comfortable if Montevideo adopted a “more balanced” position in that forum, according to an interview with El País.
According to that outlet, Hayet said he wants to move past recent disputes to focus on expanding cooperation between the two countries, especially in trade, academia and exchanges between societies.
In that context, he referred to the discomfort conveyed by the embassy to Uruguay’s Foreign Ministry after remarks by Deputy Foreign Minister Valeria Csukasi about a possible detention of Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited Uruguay. The diplomat told El País that the Israeli concern was aimed at statements he considered incorrect and said he prefers to consider that episode closed.
Hayet also described as “of the utmost importance” President Yamandú Orsi’s remarks on antisemitism, made at a meeting of the Latin American Jewish Congress in Montevideo. According to El País, the ambassador said combating that phenomenon involves not only the Jewish community and Israel, but also Uruguayan society and the international community.
Asked about a possible rise in antisemitism in Uruguay, he said that is what he hears and that he has also seen polls in that direction, although he avoided naming specific responsible parties. He did say, according to the interview published by El País, that there is a very strong campaign against Israel globally and that it would also have an impact in Uruguay.
On Uruguay’s foreign policy, Hayet criticized the United Nations’ approach toward Israel and said the resolutions on that country are, in his view, unbalanced. In that context, he said he hopes Uruguay will review its position within the organization.
The ambassador also expressed his intention to strengthen academic ties between Israel and Uruguay and said it would be a waste not to deepen those exchanges. He added that he hopes political obstacles will not slow those efforts, according to El País.
Regarding the conflict with the Palestinians, Hayet said there are currently no conditions to discuss a lasting solution and linked that situation to the war in Gaza and Hamas’s actions. He also said Israel is willing to make efforts to reduce confrontation and improve coexistence.
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