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Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama shielded Israel from accountability in a Knesset address, pinning Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe entirely on Palestinian group Hamas while ignoring more than 71,000 Palestinians killed in Israel’s ongoing genocide, Anadolu reports. Addressing Israel’s parliament, Knesset, on Tuesday, Rama opened his speech by expressing goodwill toward Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and highlighting Albania’s long-standing solidarity with the Jewish people. Rama highlighted Albania’s historical support for Jews, saying the country and its people, who he noted stood “as few others did for the Jewish people,” deserved recognition from Israel. He said he was honored to receive the Presidential Medal of Honour from President Isaac Herzog, whom he described as a “noble and faithful friend of Albania.” […]
