The Albanian Parliament on Monday launched an Israel Allies Caucus, in an expansion of faith-based diplomacy to the Muslim-majority nation in the Balkans which has a historic friendship with the Jewish people dating back to World War II .

The move comes amid a postwar diplomatic push by Israel from Africa and Europe to the Pacific Islands after a volatile period of international opprobrium from the fallout of the two-year war against Hamas in Gaza.

The new bipartisan caucus will join a global network of over 60 pro-Israel parliamentary groups worldwide run under the aegis of the Israel Allies Foundation, which spearheads faith-based diplomacy to strengthen international support for the State of Israel.

“It is a great honor to be part of this moment, marking another chapter in the long-

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