"In 2017, Netanyahu crisscrossed the globe: he was in twice in Africa — in Liberia and Kenya — and became the first sitting prime minister to go to Latin America, Australia and Singapore. He also flew to New York, Moscow, Beijing, Budapest and other places where he could focus on promoting Israel as a rising power, as the startup nation that has much to offer to the nations of the world.
In Russia, China, Central Europe and South America, very few people care about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Especially in Africa, many leaders see in Netanyahu primarily a strong leader whose country has much to contribute in terms of development aid, technological innovation and security know-how.
Not so in Europe. Many leaders here, both of the EU and individual member states, are deeply concerned over the stalemate in the peace process, for which they mostly blame Netanyahu.
Netanyahu came to Brussels with the goal of softening the perceived European hostility toward the Jewish state by dispelling what he calls the “myths about the Middle East” and by highlighting the various areas in which Israel can be of help."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-netanyahus-eurotrip-fantasies-clash-with-reality/
In Russia, China, Central Europe and South America, very few people care about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Especially in Africa, many leaders see in Netanyahu primarily a strong leader whose country has much to contribute in terms of development aid, technological innovation and security know-how.
Not so in Europe. Many leaders here, both of the EU and individual member states, are deeply concerned over the stalemate in the peace process, for which they mostly blame Netanyahu.
Netanyahu came to Brussels with the goal of softening the perceived European hostility toward the Jewish state by dispelling what he calls the “myths about the Middle East” and by highlighting the various areas in which Israel can be of help."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-netanyahus-eurotrip-fantasies-clash-with-reality/