Chile's Boric receives Israeli ambassador credentials after diplomatic tussle
Chile's Boric receives Israeli ambassador credentials after diplomatic tussle
Israel's new ambassador to Chile has presented his credentials after being snubbed last month
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Israeli ambassador to Chile Gil Artzyeli seen with pro-Palestine supporters in the background [Getty]
Chilean President Gabriel Boric received the credentials of Israel's new ambassador on Friday afternoon, two weeks after a diplomatic dispute after the ceremony was postponed due to the death of a young Palestinian.
Israeli ambassador Gil Artzyeli had initially been scheduled to attend the ceremony on September 15, but that same day it was postponed in a move Israel's foreign ministry characterised as "unprecedented."
Chile's decision was in response to the death of a Palestinian teenager during a military operation in the occupied West Bank, the Chilean government said in a statement, adding that the ceremony had been rescheduled for September 30.
(Reuters)
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