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After years of hostile relations with Israel, Slovenia’s new prime minister signals diplomatic reset

JL;DR SUMMARY Slovenia's new Prime Minister, Janez Jansa, has initiated a significant shift in the country's diplomatic stance towards Israel by lowering the Palestinian flag from a government building shortly after his inauguration. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Diplomatic RelationsForeign PolicyIsraeli EmbassyPalestinian FlagEuropean UnionSloveniaJanez JansaJernej Vrtovec

Places mentioned

Ljubljana, Slovenia
"Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced on Thursday that Israel would open its first-ever embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenias capital [...]"
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Israir had once again been granted authorization to operate flights between Tel Aviv and Ljubljana."
Palestinian Territories
"[...] Robert Golob, the country voted to recognize a Palestinian state in June 2024 [...]"

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