Albania has become the 64th country to join the Israel Allies Foundation, the Jerusalem Post reports. This foundation, which brings together parliamentarians from around the world, aims to create a global network of political support for Israel and its policies in the Middle East, under the motto "diplomacy based on trust."
In Albania, the newly formed group is led by Romina Kuko of the Socialist Party and Gazment Bardhi of the Democratic Party — a rare cross-party co-chairmanship that in theory aims to represent the long-standing Albanian-Israeli friendship and historical solidarity with the Jewish people.
But this unity comes at a time when thousands of civilian victims are being counted in Gaza, and where the official silence of Albanian institutions towards this tragedy has become as significant as any statement.
None of the leaders of this group, neither from the majority nor from the opposition, have yet found words to condemn the massive destruction, the bombed hospitals or the suffering of thousands of Palestinian children.
In the name of "historical friendship," Albania thus joins a political alliance that for many represents more silence in the face of violence than an act of diplomacy.
An alliance that, instead of moral reflection, chooses to speak the language of interest.
