Fiji recognizes a truth that everybody should, but few do – Jerusalem has been Israel’s capital for 3,000 years, Netanyahu said during the ceremony, attended by Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.
Fiji inaugurated its new embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, with a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, and Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Saar.
“You recognize a truth that everybody should recognize, but few governments have so far. That this has been our capital for 3,000 years, since the days of King David,” expressed Netanyahu during the ceremony.
“Here, next to the walls of our ancient city, the prophets spoke, the kings of Israel ruled, and some of the greatest insights of human faith and values were inscribed here. They were etched in our hearts and in the hearts of people all over the world,” he added.
“You spoke about the fact that you are very proud of the fact that the first ambassador, you accepted him into your house. Welcome to our house, Mr. Prime Minister, which is your house and the house of the people of Fiji,” Netanyahu concluded.
Netanyahu inaugurated the new Fijian embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday. (credit: Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO))
Fiji’s Jerusalem embassy becomes a reality
The project to open the Fijian embassy in Jerusalem was announced in February 2025, with a Twitter/X post from Sa’ar explaining that the decision had been made.
“I congratulate Fiji on its decision to open an embassy in Israel, in Jerusalem,” he wrote.
“I thank Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, a friend of Israel, for passing the decision today in the government. We will continue to work to open and move additional embassies to Jerusalem, our capital,” he added.
The embassy announcement came alongside a reported Sa’ar pledge to provide patrol boats after a request from Rabuka to assist in Fiji’s efforts to control the illegal drug trade in the country.