Four years after the renewal of relations with Chad and the historic reciprocal visits to Jerusalem and N'Djamena, the African Republic opened its embassy in Israel, in the presence of the President of Chad, Mahamat Déby, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Earlier, Déby, visiting Israel, met with President Herzog, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the Defense Minister, and other Israeli officials.
The guest's father, Idriss Déby, who was the previous president of Chad, will be remembered as the one who led his country to renew relations with Israel, even before the Abraham Accords were formulated. He did it alone, without other partner countries and without American involvement. In interviews with the media, he explained his decision: "The world is changing before our eyes, including the crises and wars we have known. We do not wish this for today's generation or the future generation. There is a time for war and there is a time for peace. Our message is global towards all leaders."
Idriss Déby was killed in April 2021, while visiting his forces in the north of the country, one day after he was declared the winner in the elections that were supposed to give him a sixth consecutive term as president. His son Mahamat was appointed chairman of the Transitional Military Council and acting president of Chad.
12 million people live in Chad; more than half are Muslims and 44% are Christians. Its area covers about 1.3 million square kilometers and it is the fifth largest country in Africa. It borders Sudan and Libya and plays an important role in the chain of Sahel countries. It is waging a long struggle against global jihad organizations and suffers from severe economic problems.
The importance of the visit lies in the message it conveys about the Israeli government's intention to renew political momentum in all arenas. It is right to use the visit to correct the misrepresentation that left Chad outside the framework of the Abraham Accords. Chad should be invited (along with Sudan) to participate in the Negev Forum and all the working groups of the Abraham Accords states so that they too can benefit from the fruits of peace in a way that will expand support for normalization with Israel and encourage more countries to do so.
Four years after the renewal of relations with Chad and the historic reciprocal visits to Jerusalem and N'Djamena, the African Republic opened its embassy in Israel, in the presence of the President of Chad, Mahamat Déby, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Earlier, Déby, visiting Israel, met with President Herzog, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the Defense Minister, and other Israeli officials.
The guest's father, Idriss Déby, who was the previous president of Chad, will be remembered as the one who led his country to renew relations with Israel, even before the Abraham Accords were formulated. He did it alone, without other partner countries and without American involvement. In interviews with the media, he explained his decision: "The world is changing before our eyes, including the crises and wars we have known. We do not wish this for today's generation or the future generation. There is a time for war and there is a time for peace. Our message is global towards all leaders."
Idriss Déby was killed in April 2021, while visiting his forces in the north of the country, one day after he was declared the winner in the elections that were supposed to give him a sixth consecutive term as president. His son Mahamat was appointed chairman of the Transitional Military Council and acting president of Chad.
12 million people live in Chad; more than half are Muslims and 44% are Christians. Its area covers about 1.3 million square kilometers and it is the fifth largest country in Africa. It borders Sudan and Libya and plays an important role in the chain of Sahel countries. It is waging a long struggle against global jihad organizations and suffers from severe economic problems.
The importance of the visit lies in the message it conveys about the Israeli government's intention to renew political momentum in all arenas. It is right to use the visit to correct the misrepresentation that left Chad outside the framework of the Abraham Accords. Chad should be invited (along with Sudan) to participate in the Negev Forum and all the working groups of the Abraham Accords states so that they too can benefit from the fruits of peace in a way that will expand support for normalization with Israel and encourage more countries to do so.