The Albanians Leave Their Bunkers

It was the autumn of 1993, just weeks after the Oslo Accords were signed. The conciliation in the Middle East was on everyone’s lips, from Northern Ireland to the Basque Region and the Balkans. Shimon Peres, the indefatigable foreign minister, was basking in international fame and acclaim.

An Albanian in Ramat Aviv

The Albanian ambassador to Israel does not live near his colleagues in the “diplomatic ghetto” of Herzliya Pituah. Bashkin Dino and his wife live in Ramat Aviv. He has only praise for his life there.