{"id":53489,"date":"2025-10-21T00:09:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T04:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/gideon-saar-congratulates-new-bolivian-president-shares-hope-to-renew-israel-ties\/21\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T00:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T04:09:34","slug":"gideon-saar-congratulates-new-bolivian-president-shares-hope-to-renew-israel-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/gideon-saar-congratulates-new-bolivian-president-shares-hope-to-renew-israel-ties\/21\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Gideon Sa&#8217;ar congratulates new Bolivian president, shares hope to renew Israel ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A Foreign Ministry infographic displaying a phone call between Foreign Minister Gideon Sa<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar congratulated Bolivia\u2019s president-elect Rodrigo Paz, saying Israel aims to open a \u201cnew chapter\u201d in bilateral relations after two decades of strained ties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Foreign Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/saar-decries-maccabi-tel-aviv-205113640.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gideon Sa'ar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gideon Sa&#8217;ar<\/a> called Bolivian President-elect Rodrigo Paz on Monday, congratulating him on his election victory, and stating that Israel will send a representative to Paz&#8217;s inauguration ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sa&#8217;ar noted in a post on X\/Twitter that &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-849017\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bolivia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bolivia<\/a> has a long history of friendship with Israel and the Jewish people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel looks forward to &#8220;opening a new chapter in our bilateral relations and advancing cooperation in a wide range of fields for the benefit of both nations,&#8221; Sa&#8217;ar added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sa&#8217;ar said that Israel is interested in turning a new page and fully renewing diplomatic relations between the countries. Paz said that he intends to lead Bolivia to reopen to the world and renew relations with Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Now, after two decades of bad relations, it is time to put good relations back on track, Sa&#8217;ar said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We extend our warm wishes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-843835\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bolivian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bolivian<\/a> people for their democratic process and their choice for renewal,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaking in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025. (credit: DEBBIE HILL\/Pool via REUTERS)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/EFD.Uyf4.vhioKQ_uVckVw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYyODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/47f5f181272b55f2081ced3b2040a94d\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Foreign Minister Gideon Sa&#8217;ar speaking in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025. (credit: DEBBIE HILL\/Pool via REUTERS)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When discussing the content of the phone call in a summary post on X, Sa&#8217;ar wrote that they &#8220;recalled in our conversation the history of relations between Israel and the Jewish people with Bolivia. After two decades of strained ties, the time has come to put our good relations back on track.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;At the center of our conversation was the mutual interest in opening a new chapter and renewing diplomatic relations between our countries,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">How did Paz win the election?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Centrist Rodrigo Paz won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-870988\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bolivia's presidential runoff on Sunday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bolivia&#8217;s presidential runoff on Sunday<\/a>, defeating conservative rival Jorge &#8220;Tuto&#8221; Quiroga, as the country&#8217;s worst economic crisis in a generation helped propel the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paz, a senator from the Christian Democratic Party, won 54.5% of the vote, beating Quiroga&#8217;s 45.5%, according to early results from Bolivia&#8217;s electoral tribunal. But Paz&#8217;s party does not hold a majority in the country&#8217;s legislature, which will force him to forge alliances to govern effectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The new president takes office on November 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We must open Bolivia to the world,&#8221; said Paz during his victory speech from La Paz, after Quiroga conceded defeat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Reuters contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/gideon-saar-congratulates-bolivian-president-034938535.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Foreign Ministry infographic displaying a phone call between Foreign Minister Gideon Sa Foreign Minister Gideon Sa&rsquo;ar congratulated Bolivia&rsquo;s president-elect Rodrigo Paz,<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/gideon-saar-congratulates-new-bolivian-president-shares-hope-to-renew-israel-ties\/21\/10\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/3869d8cf8c7799c1643188419acc0bf0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53489"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}