Tag: Ambassador
Israel must ‘do everything possible to avoid civilian casualties,’ says Thomas-Greenfield
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said during a Security Council on Wednesday that Israel has a “responsibility to do everything possible to avoid civilian casualties” in the Gaza Strip, even if...
‘I’ve seen the world and never stop being amazed,’ outgoing Israeli envoy in Ghana...
Accra, GHANA—Shlomit Sufa talks shop about movies, politics and religion for nearly an hour with JNS in her office at the Israeli embassy, anonymously housed inside a near-empty glass high-rise in central Accra, before...
Senate confirms Jack Lew as US ambassador to Israel
The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Jacob (“Jack”) Lew on Tuesday to serve as the next American ambassador to Israel.
The final vote tally was 53-43, with several Republicans, including Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)...
David Satterfield appointed US envoy on Gaza humanitarian crisis
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred to Ambassador David Satterfield on Oct. 3 as “a longtime colleague” and “extraordinary Foreign Service officer,” speaking during an event at Rice University in Houston, where Satterfield was then...
Israel completes purchase of DC home for its ambassador
Israel has completed the purchase of an official residence for its ambassador in Washington.
Michael Herzog will be moving into an 11-bedroom, 12-bathroom home with a listing price of $10 million, Jewish Insider reported on Thursday. It is...
Herzog receives credentials of six new envoys to Israel
Israeli President Isaac Herzog received on Monday the credentials of the new ambassadors from Moldova, Ghana, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Mongolia and, for the first time ever, Palau, in a series of ceremonies at his...
Ambassador David Friedman: Israel must ‘grow up’ and decide its eastern border
Israel and Israel alone can make decisions fateful to its future, and it can start with reaching clarity about its eastern border, said former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the second Israeli...
Danny Danon looks back on his fight for Israel in the halls of the...
In the decade that separates the two books that former ambassador to the United Nations and current chairman of World Likud Danny Danon has written, a lot has transpired. Having served as a member...
Israel ambassador returns to Kyiv, raises Jewish flag at Ukrainian embassy
Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky returned this week to Kyiv, raising the Jewish state’s flag on a pole just outside the embassy building on Tuesday.
“Good to be back,” he posted on Twitter along with a...
UN to allow display of Knesset, including references to Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the Jewish people.*
Yes, it will need to come with an asterisk of sorts, according to the United Nations, but even that can be seen as a hard-fought win for...