Israel hails Chakwera’s decision for Malawi mission to open in Jerusalem

Israel has committed to upscale bilateral relations with Malawi following the decision by President Lazarus Chakwera to establish a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem.

Joseph: President Chakwera’s decision to open Malawi mission in Israel will give Lilongwe easy to Jerusalem
Lilongwe and Jerusalem: Sign pact on agricuyltural support

Malawi will be the first African country to establish a diplomatic office in Jerusalem against a background of an unresolved conflict between Israel and Palestine over east Jerusalem and many countries recognise Tel Aviv as the capital and establish their missions there.

However, Israel Ambassador Oded Joseph, who is based in Nairobi, Kenya, hailed Chakwera for his decision that Malawi mission be based in Jerusalem, saying there is no controversy in that because, he said, Jerusalem is Israel’s capital.

“We are naturally encouraged with President’s Chakwera’s decision which gives Malawi easy access to Israel. This is a long-standing relationship between the two countries,” said Oded.

Oded told Nyasa Times in Lilongwe that President Chakwera’s administration will get much support from Jerusalem.

Meanwhile, Lilongwe and Jerusalem have since signed a Memorandum of Understanding which aims to enhance agriculture.

Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe and the Israeli Ambassador signed the pact on Thursday at the NRC Luanar Campus.

Oded said Israel is committed to help Malawi boost agriculture by training its young graduates from Luanar.

Speaking after signing the MOU, Lowe expressed sincere gratitude to the   Israel Ambassador on this visit to the Natural Resources College.

Lowe said he was  reliably informed that in 2013 the past regime of former president Joyce Banda, there was a project on Presidential Initiative on Hunger and Poverty Reduction and that through that project NRC was among the beneficiaries such that in the same

year, a technical group from Ministry and the Embassy of Israel visited the College to announce their plan to include NRC as one of the sites in the country to mount demonstrations on Drip Irrigation System.

He commended the Israeli Government for the Technical and material support it has always been offering to Malawi in general and the Natural Resources College in particular  through the  Presidential Initiative on Poverty and Hunger reduction in Malawi.

“Israel is very advanced in agriculture  technologies and it is very gratifying to  note that this College is benefiting from  them through a number of initiatives,” he said.

In his maiden State of the Nation Address (Sona) delivered un Parliament on September 4, 2020, President Chakwera announced that Malawi will establish its mission in Jerusalem, a decision commentators have described as a insensitive and a violation of the United Nations Security Councils resolutions.

But when he appeared before parliament to answer questions from lawmakers, Chakwera stuck to his decision, saying Malawi is  sovereign state which should  able to challenge  such UN resolutions.

 

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39 replies on “Israel hails Chakwera’s decision for Malawi mission to open in Jerusalem”

  1. Israel and Palestine issue is a spiritual matter and if you don’t understand spiritual matters then it’s better to keep quiet than to show your ignorance. Jerusalem belongs to Israel Period.. Bravo to Mr President Dr Lazurus Chakwera

    1. Israelis are mistreating Palestinians. Their children are being killed due to lack of facilities intentionally denied by Israelis. It is a modern day holocaust. Surely if we believe in a loving God, He can never be a part of this. So many people have used religion to do evil in this world. God himself is Love and what is going on has no Godly element.

  2. And u wanga gwede… your a piece of shit…U want to normalise this as if this land because to the Zionist…probably they paid you something to write this and not mention any thing on Palestines.want to steal Palestinians land by paying off stupid people like U and Chakwera

  3. This Stupid D**K Chakwera should not think he was anointed by GOD…he can go to bloody hell with his fucken religion…that land is for the Palestinians…F**K him !!

  4. Chakwera will stop at nothing in opening an embassy in Jerusalem and Malawi will be the first African country to have an embassy in Jerusalem. If you join the loose ends, you will note that this is in line with his intent to start his Youth Service ( MYP in disguise). He wants to revive Kamuzu Banda’s strategy by which the Israeli government trained MYP youth. He even commented that MYP did more good than bad hence his passion to revive it.

  5. One of these days we shall revert to recognising Taiwan as a state on its own by opening an embassy on the Formosa islands.
    Mozambique in Cabo Delgado has a swarm of maggots Malawi has a way of inviting flies even gnats. Our security apparatus looked at critically we know exactly what our capacity is at, we have failed to extract oil from Lake Malawi this is a forgotten issue we don’t want to be reminded about it as Tanzania hasn’t given us a green light. Kamuzu understood the international relations dynamics he endured his friendships with the Portuguese and the Boers that snapping links with those bastards would have meant breaking our economic spine so in the name of God why stoke fires of the Mideast. We are simply importing hell to Malawi Kenya has been hit many times by the people of books… Torah Bible Koran tiyeni nazoni

  6. What about our Palestinian brothers and sisters who are still languishing under the boot of the Jewish state of Israel.

    Have we thrown them under the bus for the sake of bread and salt?

    We should be careful as such political moves can easily lead to smoke in our cities.

      1. Please look at the link at the end of the comment.

        “Malcolm said it
        Martin said it
        Marley said it
        Ali said it
        Garvey said it
        Toussaint said it
        I weren’t there but I’m sure Dessalines said it

        People don’t rebel, the rebels are the tyrants
        You are not God, so we are not defying
        No human nature, just our behavior
        The oppressed wanting their oppressor as their saviour
        Around the globe killin’, made to be religion
        But the book said they’re sinnin’
        And that is just the beginnin’
        Now spread democracy by dropping a bomb
        On a terrorist with no shoes or socks
        I reckon, history teaches us a lesson
        The BIGGER TERRORIST IS THE ONE WITH THE BIGGER WEAPONS
        They talked but we didn’t listen
        They spoke and then went missin’
        We can’t see all the things that imprison us
        Cos we don’t appreciate the freedoms that they have given us
        I wouldn’t bet it, that we ever get it
        Run, tell your friends

        Malcolm said it
        Martin said it
        Marley said it
        Ali said it
        Garvey said it
        Toussaint said it
        I weren’t there but I’m sure Dessalines said it”

        https://youtu.be/ky-TEp9JA3c

      2. I think israelis are practicing state terrorism. They treat Palestinians like animals and have shot 10 year old kids just because they throw stones at army vehicles passing

  7. I wish to salute the State President Chakwera for taking steps to strengthen diplomatic ties between Malawi and Israel. After Kamuzu and Joyce Banad, we now have a Pharaoh who knows Joseph. What Muluzi, Binguu and Peter Mutharika did by turnig their backs on the Jews denied Malawi the opportunity to benefit from the blesiings of Israel. No wonder, the country has been sinking economically over the years. Mlawi joined the enemies of Israel by refusing to stand with Israel at the UN. When President Trump took a bold step to stand with Israel many people condemned his move.But i think the whole world has now noticed how God is favouring USA under trump. Economically the levels of unemployment in USA has gone down substantaially. Just recently, Trump bbrokered peace deals between Israel and Bahrain on one hand and Israel and the United Arab Emirates on the other hand. Mark my words! You will see what God will do to Malawi under the Chakwera administration for taking such a brave move to be friends with Israel. Rember God will bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel. Period. I now look forward to a day when our President will welcome Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a diplomatic visit to Malawi for the first time in Malawi’s history for a visit of such nature.

    1. Umboni, which world are you living on? To start with, what benefits would Malawi have by having embassy in Jerusalem beyond the normal diplomatic friendship? You wouldn’t get any help beyond teaching you how to farm as Israel partly relies on aid from USA, UK, etc. Secondly, which blessings is America getting under Trump? Increased divisions and racism? Failure to condemn the murders of blacks like George? MASSIVE unemployment due to covid? MASSIVE covid-19 deaths than any nation on earth? (4% of words population accounting for over 20% of worlds deaths) wow!

    2. Malawians are like hures. Israelis must have offered huge monies. learn from your African friends none of them have recognized Jerusalem as capital . O A U must kick malawi out .other African states have principles that they keep unlike the malawi regime.

  8. What Talk Talk Chakwera has done is to make sure no YOA ever votes for MCP ever. The by-election results in Mangohi will prove this. Remember MCP is a party of DARKNESS AND DEATH. Kamuzu is on record as having said YOAS / Muslims in Malawi were primitive, he said this in response to Nkurumah’s appeal not to hang some rebels.

    1. Do you think we are busy with your yao election? you need to know where you must park your comment.
      We are talking of real issues not your election. Chakwera is the President of Malawi.
      We are opening this Embassy in Jerusalem with you or without you.
      Agriculture is the best we can get from Israel.
      congratulations Malawi.

      1. What nonsense. MCP only won as part of Tonse. On its own MCP CANNOT ever win the Presidential election. Wait until SKC return to lead DPP or UTM and DPP unite under SKC which is surly to happen, you and your Chakwera will again be 35 years out of power or even longer. So grow up stop your nonsense you Chewa on Chamba.

  9. AMERICA IS SPENDING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN MILITARY TO DEFEND ISRAEL AGAINST PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE GROUPS WHICH HAVE CELLS ALL AROUND THE GLOBE SO ITS A GAMBLE FOR CHAKWERA ADMINISTRATION TO INVITE THE WRATH OF JIHAD AGAINST MALAWI INTERESTS AROUND THE GLOBE .REMEMBER WE HAVE A PROBLEM IN DRC WHERE MALAWIANS ARE LOSING SODIERS SO DONT OPEN A DANGEROUS FRONT BECAUSE JIHADIST WILL ATTACK MALAWI HARD SO THAT THE REST OF WORLD MUST STOP THEIR DESIRE TO OPEN EMBASSIES IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES.

    1. don’t threats malawi using jihads nonsense, muslim are peaceful people and those so called jihads do not represent or fight for muslims. in somalia jihads kills muslims, in nigeria boko haram kills muslims, in kenya alshabab kill muslims. and all these countries under attack from alqaida, boko haram, and alshabab don’t have any embassy in jerusalem.

      FINALLY, WE BELIEVE IN GOD, AND JEHOVAH HIMSELF WILL SAFEGUARD US. ZACHARIAH 2:8

    2. Why? are we Malawians under your so called JIHAD?Tamaganizaniko mokwanila, Malawi is a sovereign Country.
      We dont belong to any of your so called Jihad or what so ever, we can not be afraid to make relationship with other countries we want just because of your Jihad.
      Take it or leave it, we are making this relationship with Israel and the Embassy will be in Jerusalem the capital city of Isreal

    3. A few days ago I watched on the news that the children of Jacob and Ishmael have started taking peace (UEA, Bahrain, Omar and Qatar) The want to have diplomatic relations with Israel. And here we have an idiot who is not even an Arab, not even a descendant of Ishmael. Shame on you silly cow and your JIHADIST threats

    4. What nonsense is this. Talk sense or shut up. If you threaten Malawi than know well that we will need friends and for that long standing friends like Israel. It not about being anti Israel.

    5. Brother my advise to u is those so called fighters like Isis As shabaab have nothing to do with Islam. Yes Israel is a apartheid state. Our duty is to educate people about the situation in Palestine and Alquds not threaten people as u just did.

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