Why are Israel and Venezuela friends again?



A diplomatic shift that would have seemed impossible barely a year ago: Israel and Venezuela have restored full diplomatic relations, ending 17 years of severed ties.


For years since Israel’s 2009 war on Gaza, Venezuela has been one of Israel's fiercest critics in the Americas, and a close ally of Iran and the Palestinians.


Under Trump and a compliant new government, Venezuela has swung sharply towards both Washington and Israel. And it is not alone. Across Latin America, a wave of new right-wing governments is rushing to embrace Israel, even as its warfare in Gaza and the West Bank continues.

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