Venezuela and Israel have agreed to restore consular relations, in a major historic shift, following the US orchestrated overthrow of longtime leader Nicolas Maduro back in January.
Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who was Maduro's VP, is at the head of a state system that is still fundamentally the same - which can be summed up as Chavismo Socialism - except the government now serves to do Washington's bidding from opening up oil access to foreign policy realignment.
via ReutersThis external realignment has been seen most on the world stage on issues where Caracas was once among the most outspoken Global South countries condemning 'Western hegemony'.
Venezuela’s minister of foreign relations, Felix Plasencia Gonzalez, announced on X on Tuesday: "The Governments of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the State of Israel report that they have agreed to continue bilateral technical cooperation derived from the emergency and recovery efforts following the double earthquake, as well as to establish a coordination mechanism for the provision of consular services to their respective citizens residing in both countries."
Caracas had severed ties 17 years ago in light of Israeli bombardment of Gaza at the time. Venezuela had also very openly aligned itself with America's longtime foe Iran, in addition to Russia and China.
The former Maduro government had even pursued military cooperation with these countries, and hosted some of their military deployments over the years.
For its part, the Israeli government announced on X on its Spanish-language account that "both governments reco
