Venezuela’s socialist regime announced Tuesday that it has restored consular ties with the state of Israel, ending a 17-year-old rupture ordered by late dictator Hugo Chávez.
The announcement marks a significant departure from the staunch anti-Israel stance adopted by the Venezuelan socialist regime — a longtime ally of Iran’s Islamic regime.
Israel is among the countries that provided humanitarian assistance to Venezuela in the wake of the devastating June 24 double earthquakes that left over 6,300 dead and thousands more injured.
The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry explained in an official statement on Tuesday that both countries have agreed to continue the bilateral cooperation that started in the aftermath of the earthquakes...
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