President Paul Kagame visited Israel on 10th July 2017 for talks focused on boosting cooperation for the future, but also touching on the two nations’ common experience in the past overcoming the horrors of genocide.

President Reuven Rivlin told President Paul Kagame at the presidential residence in Jerusalem that “We are two nations who understand the horror of genocide, and we must show what humanity can achieve with cooperation and understanding,”.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was also present, praised Rwanda for its stance on Israel.

The Prime Minister said that “We see how you stand up for Israel in international forums, and you already expressed a simple principle that we did which is that bilateral relationships should be reflected in multilateral forums. There is a dissonance between us and a few other nations still,”.

Rwanda's Kagame visiting as Israel looks to boost Africa ties | The Times of Israel