Tag: The Jerusalem Post
Albania has accepted a US request to temporarily take in Afghan refugees seeking visas to enter the United States, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Sunday, as Taliban forces entered the Afghan capital Kabul.
In the 1990s, 10,000 Kosovo Albanians died and about one million were displaced as a result of Serbia’s aggression.
The Albanians protected the Jews despite Nazi German forces occupying the country.
Last year, Kosovo designated its military wing as a terrorist group, but following a proposal by the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the parliament decided to designate its political wing as one as well.
Despite Kosovo’s continuous efforts – and its people’s sincere admiration for the Jewish state – Israel has so far refused to establish relations with the youngest country in Europe.
Though the times were critical, the show of friendship toward Albanians was heartwarming.
Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci said that if Israel recognized Kosovo, Kosovo would open an embassy.