Chad affirmed its cordial relations with Israel in opening an embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday in the presence of Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “This is an historic moment,” Netanyahu said in remarks reported by his office. The opening of the embassy had been preceded by years of diplomatic work, during which Netanyahu visited the Sahel country, a majority of whose population is Muslim. “We are strengthening our partnership in the areas of security, for peace and prosperity. The new embassy will strengthen our relations even more,” Net…