Jooneed Jeeroburkhan (From a Blog called Gupshup. Important to note that Israel never seems to have had an ambassador on site in Mauritius, but dealt through its consul, who is a Mauritius businessman called Soopaya Curpen. There is a FB page called Israel in Mauritius, opened in Sept 2010, with drawings of white menorahs on blue backgrounds, and the intro Government Organization - A Facebook page dedicated to promoting diplomatic relations, economic growth and friendship between the State of Israel and Mauritius. Four names appear as I consulted it Sunday morning : Subhash Nagre, an avowed supporter of Narendra Modi and of an India-Israel Alliance; Kaushik Jadunandan, swearing, under a picture of Foreign Minister Arvin Boolell and Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that such a meeting must never again take place; Jean Benoît Marchand, who says he lives in Israel, with a picture saying We Stand with Israel; and Guillaume Oliver Lipapou, who says he works at the Ministry of Finance and Economic development, announcing the launch of a Mauritius Israel Prayer Network, with Jocelyn Rajiah as coordinateur nationale -sic. On Jan 11, 2014, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on the FB page the news of the death of Ariel Sharon. The post was dated from near Port-Louis and was most likely relayed through the Consulate. ) Mauritius suspends Israeli consul 10/01/2009 18:00 - (SA) Port Louis - The Indian Ocean island state of Mauritius on Friday announced it was freezing the activities of Israels honorary consul in protest at the Jewish states deadly raids in the Gaza Strip. The largely symbolic decision was communicated to Israels honorary consul - Mauritian businessman Soopaya Curpen - by Foreign minister Arvin Boolell, government officials told AFP on condition of anonymity. We strongly condemn the disproportionate use of force by Israel, Boolell told reporters after meeting Curpen. The government also issued a statement in which it expressed deep concern over the continuing escalation of Israels military operation in Gaza. The Jewish state launched a massive military operation against the Gaza Strip on December 27 in a move it said was aimed at stopping rocket attacks on southern Israel. Medics say close to 800 people have died since the launch of the raids. - SAPA (South Africa Press Ag
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