Israel: We did not recognize Kosovo, and our stance will not change (Tanjug, Blic)
Two Kosovo men plead guilty of plotting to attack Israeli soccer team (Reuters)
Two Kosovo men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to planning attacks at a World Cup soccer match in Albania against the visiting Israel team last year.
Limaj: Israel pledges to invest in Kosovo (Klan Kosova)
Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister, Fatmir Limaj, said in a press conference that the state of Israel is ready to invest in Kosovo. Limaj said he met a group of Israeli investors who had concrete development plans amounting to around €100 million. “We had a meeting with serious Israeli investors from the agriculture sector because, as you know, Israel is a leading force in agricultural development so investment here is good news for Kosovo,” Limaj said.
"It's not an unexpected decision of the United States to leave UNESCO" (RTS)
The National Co-ordinator for Cooperation with the UNESCO for Cultural Heritage Vladimir Džamić told RTS that the US decision to withdraw from UNESCO was not too surprising and that he does not expect other countries to follow their move.
Vladimir Džamić says that the US had a turbulent relationship with the UNESCO since 1974 when they protested over UNESCO's relations towards Israel, and then in 1984, when they left UNESCO, which lasted until 2001.
Veseli urges Israel to recognize Kosovo (Gazeta Express)
Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli, met on Wednesday with Israeli Ambassador to Serbia, Yossef Levy. Veseli noted that besides cooperation between Kosovo and Israel at different levels, Israeli should recognize Kosovo’s independence as soon as possible. “It is clear that the recognition of Kosovo's independence has no negative effect on Israel's geopolitical interests,” Veseli said. Ambassador Levy also met with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa and the leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Ramush Haradinaj.