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Israel exercises restraint with respect to West's sanctions against Belarus, says new ambassador

Yosef Shagal, the new Israeli ambassador to Belarus, said Wednesday at his first-ever news conference in Minsk that his country exercised restraint with respect to the West’s sanctions on Belarus, “We vote based on relations with our partners but never propose anything like this in the same way as Belarus does not propose anti-Israeli initiatives but votes on them,” said the ambassador.

Israel tries to be “as restrained as possible” at international debates on the situation in Belarus, he said. “Being guided by this restraint, Israel has never made any serious accusations against Belarus. When voting on documents, it votes on the basis of parity, including in instances where Belarus votes against Israel on issues concerning Palestinian-Israeli relations.” //BelaPAN