Source: Asia Pacific Report
By Jake Wise in Suva
Fiji will not be “militarily involved” in any of the conflicts currently involving the State of Israel, says the country’s prime minister.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka made this reassurance yesterday, saying Fiji’s relationship with Israel would remain focused on development co-operation and strengthening bilateral ties, not military engagement.
Israel’s new embassy in Fiji — the first opened in Oceania — was officially opened yesterday with protesters against the diplomatic mission just across the street in the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC).
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“We don’t want Israel in our country,” declared Shamima Ali, chair of the Fiji NGO Coalition on Human Rights and an organiser of the Fijians For Palestine protest, reports Mai TV.
Protesters in New Zealand also picketed the Fiji High Commission in Wellington and the Fiji Consulate in Auckland.
Rabuka said Fiji’s interest in the partnership was based on development opportunities and the long-standing relationship between the two countries.
“We are looking at our own development and they are capable of giving us the development we need,” he said.
Training opportunities
He said Fijians had benefited from training opportunities in Israel over the years, including young people currently undergoing training there.
“Right now we have some young people undergoing training in Israel.
“Our own president did some training in his career path with the Native Land Trust Board at the time in Israel.”
Original source: https://analysis1.mil-osi.com/2026/06/03/rabuka-rules-out-military-involvement-with-israel-in-mideast-conflicts/