an additional caucus <\/a>established just a day earlier in Greece, comes amid growing cooperation among the close eastern Mediterranean allies, who have united against their historic rival, Turkey, after a period of regional instability.<\/p>\n\u201cThe strengthening of relations and the development of alliance ties between Cyprus and Israel is more vital than ever, not only because of the proximity of the two democratic states, but also due to the common risks they face from neighboring states and terrorist organizations,\u201d said Cypriot MP Chrysis Pantelides at the launch of the new cross-party caucus, which he will chair at the parliament in Nicosia.<\/p>\n
\u201cCyprus remains half-occupied by Turkey for 52 years, while Israel is constantly targeted by Iran and the terrorist organizations it controls, which also enjoy support from Turkey,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTurkish threats must be met with solidarity, not silence,\u201d said Leo Van Doesburg, Europe director of the Israel Allies Foundation. \u201cAnkara has no veto over our partnerships or our security.\u201d<\/p>\n
The faith-based advocacy group has established a network of nearly 70 parliamentary groups around the world encompassing over 1,700 legislators, pushing back at international opprobrium against Israel following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile some countries in Europe are faltering, Cyprus and Greece are standing strong,\u201d said Josh Reinstein, president of the Israel Allies Foundation.<\/p>\n
Israel and Cyprus maintain a close strategic and diplomatic partnership spanning defense, energy, security, and tourism.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernments set the foundations, but it is parliaments, civil society leaders, faith leaders and other organizations that build a structure that lasts for generations,\u201d said Israeli Ambassador to Cyprus Shuli Davidovich at the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cFaith-based democracies are not sentiments but roots,\u201d said US Ambassador to Cyprus John Breslow. \u201cPeople are rooted in a history that is still alive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Oct. 16, 2026 \/ JNS) NICOSIA, Cyprus\u2014Cyprus established a new parliamentary group on Wednesday to further ties and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43],"class_list":["post-647951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}