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Israel–Namibia relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Israel and Namibia. Governmental relations were established in 1994, four years after Namibia gained independence from South Africa. Israel's ambassador to Namibia, Dov Segev-Steinberg, resides in South Africa. While Namibia does not have an embassy in Israel, it has an honorary consul, Gil Dankner, based in Atlit, with jurisdiction over the Haifa region.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2BackToHomePage3 )〕 ==History== Prior to Namibian independence, Israel's policy towards Namibia was that of official silence. A number of high profile Israeli leaders visited the then occupied territory. Members of the South African administration of Namibia also visited Israel.〔(The Israeli connection: who Israel arms and why ) by Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, 1981, page 146 in Google Books〕 * In late 1981, then Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon visited the then South-West Africa, (the annexation of which by South Africa had not been recognized by the UN, which continued to refer to the territory as occupied Namibia) along with South African military officials. As part of Israel's military aid to South Africa, Israeli instructors helped train Angolan rebels, UNITA, in their fight against the MPLA-led government in Angola. * In 1984, Israel's Ambassador to South Africa, Eliyahu Lankin, visited then South West Africa and pledged development aid to South African officials. * In April 1985, the ''Windhoek Observer'' reported that South African governmental and developmental officials in charge of administering Namibia would visit Israel to study development projects.〔 Namibia gained independence in 1990 and the two governments opened bilateral relations in 1994. In January 2008, Prime Minister of Namibia Nahas Angula received a fax which claimed to be from the United States House of Representatives. It asked Namibia to vote more favorably for Israel at the United Nations. The United States embassy in Namibia would neither confirm nor deny the authenticity of the letter.〔(Letter from US Congress raises some eyebrows ) ''The Namibian'', 23 December 2008〕 In January 2009, during the Gaza War, Namibia condemned Israel, saying, "This naked aggression and disproportionate use of force by Israel is unfortunate and only leads to further escalation of violence". Namibia does recognise the State of Palestine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Israel–Namibia relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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