Major breakthrough between Serbia and Kosovo

[Shaul]

This week a major breakthrough was made between Serbia and Kosovo. The two countries will normalize their economic relations. The deal was brokered by the Trump administration.

Serbia and Kosovo normalize economic relations in U.S.-brokered deal

Another Diplomatic win for the Trump administration.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I'm baffled as to why we can't normalize our own country.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Furthermore ...

US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien hailed the Kosovo announcement as a “signal accomplishment” for President Donald Trump.

“This is now the second time in less than a month that Israel has made peace with and has normalized its ties with a majority-Muslim country,” he gushed.

Palestinian implications

It’s true that the Palestinians are unhappy about Belgrade and Pristina, but the juxtaposition of Kosovo and the United Arab Emirates is misleading. As opposed to the Arab Gulf state — which until very recently had nothing good to say about Israel — the Republic of Kosovo has been publicly courting Israel since before its declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008.

Pristina hasn’t recognized Israel so far not because its Muslim majority was opposed to it, but because Israel hasn’t recognized Kosovo yet, either. Ironically, indeed, Israel refused to recognize Kosovo because it did not want to support a unilateral declaration of statehood, which Jerusalem feared could create a dangerous precedent followed by the Palestinians.

“Israel did not want to endorse a move of separatism by an ethnic minority,” Yigal Palmor, who served as spokesperson of Israel’s Foreign Ministry at the time of Kosovo’s independence, recalled on Saturday.

- The Times of Israel​

With Trump and Netanyahu in the running, the Vulgar Opportunist of the Year Sweepstakes remains close.

 

[Shaul]

I'm baffled as to why we can't normalize our own country.

Don’t be baffled. It just means the opposition is more interested in having their way than abiding by the social contract.

 

[Tambourine]

Don’t be baffled. It just means the opposition is more interested in having their way than abiding by the social contract.

Was it the Kosovo's fault to declare independence? Should they have submitted to the Milosevic regime instead?

 

[Mr Spinkles]

This week a major breakthrough was made between Serbia and Kosovo. The two countries will normalize their economic relations. The deal was brokered by the Trump administration.

Serbia and Kosovo normalize economic relations in U.S.-brokered deal

Another Diplomatic win for the Trump administration.

The Trump administration certainly needed a win. Good for them.

Kidding aside, this does seem like a positive step. Credit should be given where credit is due.

 

[Tambourine]

The Trump administration certainly needed a win. Good for them.

Kidding aside, this does seem like a positive step. Credit should be given where credit is due.

The crucial part was of course that they had to move their embassies to Jerusalem.