November 1, 1973:Kenya Government severs diplomatic ties with Israel. In a statement issued from State House, Mombasa where President Kenyatta is during a working holiday at the Coast said: Occupation of land by force of arms is not against the United Nations Charter but also against the national principles of Kenya. Therefore, as long as Israel continues to occupy Arab lands taken by force of arms, Kenya has decided not to maintain diplomatic relations with Israel. We believe that this action will accelerate the implementation of the Security Council resolution. The news came as a shock to the Israeli Embassy, A spokesman described the mission a small Embassy that does a lot of work,” It has about 60 people in Kenya.In the photo, Israel’s President Zalman Shazar and Mr. Peter M. Echaria, Kenya’s first Ambassador to Israel, when he presented his credentials in May 1969.

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