Tag: Diplomacy
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...
Fiji to open its first embassy in Israel
The South Pacific island country of Fiji announced on Monday that its first embassy in Israel will open next year.
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen welcomed the announcement, calling Fiji a "true friend" of Israel.
"I congratulate the...
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...
‘Light onto the nations’: Hebrew University and affiliates strive for knowledge, achievement and peace
American Friends of the Hebrew University held its annual SCOPUS Award Gala on April 28, where two politically involved couples from opposite parties were given the prestigious award in a show of bipartisanship and...
Madeleine Albright’s role in Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy reverberates to this day
“Close the gates! Close the gates!” It sounds like lines ripped out of a movie, but it was Madeleine Albright running in her heels in the United States ambassador’s residence in Paris. Albright, the...
Israel invited by Biden administration to participate in summit on democracy
The U.S. State Department published a list of countries invited to participate in its virtual Summit for Democracy next month with Israel listed alongside more than 100 other countries. Israel and Iraq were the only Middle...
Spain seeks descendants of Hungarian Jews saved from Nazis by diplomat
The Spanish government released the names of Hungarian Jews who evaded Nazi persecution with the help of a Spanish diplomat in an effort to find their descendants and share their stories with the world.
Yad Vashem recognized Angel Sanz-Briz...
Kosovo’s envoy to Israel looks back on ‘important and exciting historical step’
After more than 10 years of covert relations, the State of Israel and the Republic of Kosovo agreed to establish formal diplomatic relations on Sept. 4, 2020. In September and early October of last...
Diversity shapes LA consulate’s efforts to combat anti-Semitism, show ‘true face of Israel’
The new mural on the wall of the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles building, unveiled on Aug. 23, contains the State of Israel’s logo at the bottom of the artwork. Rather than a...
Ambassadors tour Israel to better comprehend its multifaceted security challenges
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan is back on his home turf, leading 16 of his colleagues—ambassadors to the United States and the United Nations—from countries around the world, along with some...